Extended hood

[Frank]

Hi guys. I am building a channeled 32 roadster and want to put the top of the hood on it, but because the radiator and grill have been moved forward of the cross member it needs to be extended. Can anyone explain how this is done or is there a tutorial available.

[LDO]

You have to make an entirely new hood. Look at the hood from above. The sides taper toward the front. Your grille shell and cowl (ends of the hood) are now farther apart. The angle of the taper will have to change. I've only done that once, and in 1/8 scale. I hammered a new hood from copper. Here it is next to the original. It's sitting on the sheet or cold-rolled steel that I used for an anvil and next to the repousee hammer I used to form it. I went by advive from Gerald Wingrove's "The Complete Car Modeller" volumes 1 and 2.