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400 hood pictures
#231291 07/06/11 01:14 AM
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just posting here because It wont let me elsewhere. Lightly blasted and went right through.
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Re: 400 hood pictures
crab #231295 07/06/11 01:31 AM
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It has been recommended to me on hoofs to have them dipped rather than blasted. Mainly because even if they held together, you tended to see the lines of the supports in the final product. Or at least it took more work to make sure they didn't show.

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1969 GTO Judge coupe, Carousel Red, manual
1971 Trans Am, cameo white, auto
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Re: 400 hood pictures
wovenweb #231297 07/06/11 01:58 AM
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I am a tad confused. You are saying that the hood was sand blasted and it came apart?

Anyway - my entire car was glass bead blasted a long time ago and I highly recommend that process. No issues with my hood at all.

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Re: 400 hood pictures
salmon38 #231299 07/06/11 03:02 AM
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very lightly hit for a few seconds, way too rusty imo for any kind of salvage (paper thin). Kinda sad, they are 16 guage everywhere I checked.
Re: 400 hood pictures
crab #231463 07/07/11 02:28 PM
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Unfortunately, that is how my entire car seemed after coming back from the blaster!

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Re: 400 hood pictures
garlanka #231630 07/08/11 11:31 PM
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Look at the bright side, you won't have any cooling problems.

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Re: 400 hood pictures
creekbob #231631 07/08/11 11:41 PM
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That is one way to look at it. LOL
Plus, the car is a lot lighter!!!!!!

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Re: 400 hood pictures
garlanka #231633 07/08/11 11:46 PM
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Looks like it will become a wall hanging in the shop, now how many folk have that!!!
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crab #231638 07/09/11 12:55 AM
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Either that or you could make it a nice coffee table, just and idea.

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1985 Trans Am - sold
Re: 400 hood pictures
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Originally Posted By crab
Looks like it will become a wall hanging in the shop, now how many folk have that!!!

I have a fibreglass 400 hood hanging on my garage wall.

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Re: 400 hood pictures
hslager69 #231640 07/09/11 01:43 AM
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Now you have no choice but to go with the coffee table idea. That is an original idea.

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Or perhaps cut out the scoop area and graft them into the hood of my colorado truck...
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crab #231647 07/09/11 02:58 AM
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Give it a Pontiac makeover.

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