[gringoloco]

More hood progress today. I did not get to spend much time in the garage due to an extended nap after work...

I got the core support mounts pretty much done. Finish welded them and used barrel nuts inside the square tube to accept the attachment bolts. This will also serve to keep the tube from collapsing due to over tightening or from the weight of the hood.

Since the Buicks are a little narrower than our trucks, I needed to merge two hinge assemblies together. I simply cut them to fit and slipped in a 6" piece of threaded rod. I drilled two holes to plug weld and then stitched the seam. I'll grind/sand it smooth and paint after everything is fitted.

Rokcrln had trouble clearing the radiator mounts on the inside when he did this setup and ended up trimming them to fit. Mine just barely clears. This may change when the radiator is installed. I don't know if he was maybe using the 4 core mounts or if my setup is a 1/4" different or what, but I'm glad it worked out so nicely.