Newbie has questions
08-25-2016, 10:15 PM
#1
Heel & Toe
Thread Starter
Newbie has questions
Just brought '75 and have found the hood is going to need some fiberglass support near the drivers side hood latch. Because I have only worked with metal bodywork I want to have a pro do this work. I don't know what questions to ask at the body shop. Any help work be great!
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
08-25-2016, 10:23 PM
#2
Advanced
Welcome to the forum! This is a cool place and Huge too. pictures are worth a thousand words if you can post a few pics it will be easier for responses. Perhaps cruise paint and body?
08-26-2016, 06:27 AM
#3
Dementer sole survivor
Member Since: Oct 2015
Location: YUPPY HELL Westford MASS
Posts: 16,443
Received 6,292 Likes
on
3,919 Posts
2020 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
Specify fiberglass resin and matte, not bondo when you talk with the shop. Some people think when you say fiberglass, you mean bondo
08-26-2016, 07:03 AM
#4
Team Owner
Member Since: Jun 2000
Location: Southbound
Posts: 38,928
Likes: 0
Received 1,469 Likes
on
1,248 Posts
Cruise-In II Veteran
Post a pic of what you see on the hood.
08-30-2016, 08:48 PM
#6
On a 1975 the hood is much heavier than earlier years with all the cowling added. Most people will lift the hood from the driver corner...it will bend and break eventually. I always suggest getting use to lifting the hood from the center point. If will help after this repair is done.
The following users liked this post:
Dbrummy1@yahoo.com (08-30-2016)
08-30-2016, 08:51 PM
#7
Dementer sole survivor
Member Since: Oct 2015
Location: YUPPY HELL Westford MASS
Posts: 16,443
Received 6,292 Likes
on
3,919 Posts
2020 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
Very good advice, and I was advised not to drop it to latch it. Just put it fown onto the latches, then press one side down to latch, then walk around and press downwn to latch the other
The following users liked this post:
ptaleo (08-31-2016)
08-30-2016, 09:16 PM
#8
Advanced
I would also ask if there was any way to inject the crack with a hardening material or resin of some sort to add strength to the damaged area. I rebuilt a head light bezel that was badly cracked by injecting super glue into the fibers of the break before building it back up with fiber and resin.( Kinda bubba'ish but it really bound the crack well,) just a thought! Good luck.
08-31-2016, 07:16 AM
#9
Dementer sole survivor
Member Since: Oct 2015
Location: YUPPY HELL Westford MASS
Posts: 16,443
Received 6,292 Likes
on
3,919 Posts
2020 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
Ask DUB. He seems to be the fiberglass guru. If you do it should be a fiberglass resin, not a superglue I believe.
Don't use super glue on your car!