hood damage !!

[msaintg]

I would pound out most of the dents while the hood is still in one piece (helps maintain the original shape). You might even consider welding the center seam like I did. My hood had a 1/8" gap at the nose and was missing the top strip. I later came back and pie cut the entire hood to give it more of a slant (I think some people call it 'pancaking' the hood)