It was two weeks since the hood was dropped off for paint at Garys Body Shop. When dropped off we were shown how wavy the fiberglass was and that it would require extensive blocking for an acceptable appearance. Well as usual they did not disappoint. With the black paint it was a necessity and it turned out great. Along with the reversed Shelby hood scoop from C J Pony and the red 401 emblems it made for a striking combination. Stainless steel hood hinges were used with a layer of roofing rubber underneath as gaskets to protect the paint. The roofing rubber is a cheap and easy way for mounting and was used several other places as well. On mounting the hinges, nuts had previously been used on the underside of the hood 

but was unsightly, especially since they were right alongside the cross bracing. Aluminum blocks were fabricated instead. This also served the purpose to distributing the load over a wider area. Now in the past Jeffrey expressed the wants of having a Jeep grille logo Easter egg somewhere in an inconspicuous place on this build. The newer Jeeps have these hidden all over the place. The opportunity presented itself with these blocks. As the threaded holes were drilled, it was realized that they looked like headlights. One thing lead to another and with a bit of creative milling this is what developed. The hood prop was next and although this was specked out previously, the addition of Line-Ex to the underside of the hood 

added weight therefor affecting the function of the gas shock. Although it held the hood open, it had to be raised manually considerably more to get to that point. Bansbach was contacted, and with newly provided specifications from our end, they would recalculate what pressure was needed and they would repressurize for a $20.00 fee. Presently it is rated at 58lbs. but they recommended 75lbs. This will be returned as soon as we get the ok. A sheet metal plate was fabricated under the hood scoop for two purposes. One to give a wider area of fastening down the scoop and two to give a mounting location for the gas shock. This plate was then powder coated by Nichlas Powdercoating. The other end of the gas shock was supported by 

modifying the grille support rod on the passengerside with a ball end which was also powder coated.