Thread: Making a Hood
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Old 06-15-2007, 06:50 AM
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The trouble with the hood is that it is a conical shape (tapered cylinder) that is also curved. I made a bumping attachment to roll cones on a set of Webb rolls. To get the curve I was going to use a bunch of tape on the rolls to build a male and female curve to the rolls. Then try and roll the taper at the same time as the curve. I believe the fastest and smartest way to get the shape would be to buy a skin made in a press with a die and build the frame and attaching angles to fit your car. I'm going to try and do the same thing with mine. Tony shoot me an e-mail I have a few reference pics for us. Joe Stafford is the man on this stuff, I have to go and see him as he is close to me. Check him out at http://www.panel-craft.com/ he has a few tips on tools etc.
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