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Jeff/Illinois · 03-26-2012, 11:50 AM

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Gary WA · 03-26-2012, 02:29 PM

If you look down the louvers and the ends of the hood there is a slight curve to them. and you will notice it.

Kevin in NJ · 03-26-2012, 02:41 PM

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The repro will lay flat.

The originals will have some wear at the hooks.

The repro rivets have larger heads and the edges are thinner. So the originals will have a blunter edge.

The best bet is a visual look down the louvers. You do not need a straight edge, they will be flat or have a curve.

For evaluating the hood. The louvers and the area around the louvers is the trickiest area to repair. Cracks or moderately to severely bent up louvers could be beyond your abilities to repair to perfection as you start to get in to some more advanced understanding of metal work. The wear in the bottom is pretty easy to fix. I slip a copper rod in the hood and weld in a patch. The curved top (front to rear) is because the top edge (where the hinge loops are) is stretched and needs to be shrunk- carefully.

03-26-2012, 11:50 AM	#1
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,792	1930-31 original hood assy. question --- Last edited by Jeff/Illinois; 12-11-2012 at 08:30 PM.

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Gary WA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clinton,WA/Whidbey Island Posts: 4,153	Re: 1930-31 original hood assy. question If you look down the louvers and the ends of the hood there is a slight curve to them. and you will notice it. __________________ www.whidbeymodelaclub.com

03-26-2012, 02:41 PM	#3
Kevin in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South East NJ Posts: 3,398	Re: 1930-31 original hood assy. question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The repro will lay flat. The originals will have some wear at the hooks. The repro rivets have larger heads and the edges are thinner. So the originals will have a blunter edge. The best bet is a visual look down the louvers. You do not need a straight edge, they will be flat or have a curve. For evaluating the hood. The louvers and the area around the louvers is the trickiest area to repair. Cracks or moderately to severely bent up louvers could be beyond your abilities to repair to perfection as you start to get in to some more advanced understanding of metal work. The wear in the bottom is pretty easy to fix. I slip a copper rod in the hood and weld in a patch. The curved top (front to rear) is because the top edge (where the hinge loops are) is stretched and needs to be shrunk- carefully.