Having searched the archives i cant find any tips on the best method of puting a nice peak in my hood, any info to be found would be down right danndy..
im a fan of bending small steel roundbar into the contour of the hood or a piece of brake line works well also. Welding entirely in small increments as to not warp anything.
Yeah that was the way i was leaning, and then lead and file to get a nice flow, just wanted to get some other thoughts on it , cheers.
using round bar is the only way ive seen it done. I think using another peak off an existing hood would be a ***** to get to look right. I’m not sure about the fuel line either as rust might become a problem later on due to the fact its hollow,the humidity and heat of the engine might create moisture
Till now Here's a few old posts regarding the peak on Big Olds Deciding http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12928&showall=1 Part 1 from Kustombuilder http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13398&showall=1 The thrash happened right about now and there are a few more photos and words of wisdom from Kustombuilder regarding the difficultly of peaking a hood http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13777&showall=1 Then his "tech" post http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18186&showall=1 The day I picked him up from Kustombuilders place and before Roadstar started working his magic http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16972&showall=1 Part 2 after Roadstars part http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18906&showall=1 Somewhere in the archieves is the work that Roadstar did to perfect the hood peak once it was roughed in, I'll continue to look for it. One thing I'll mention is peaking a hood is not for the weak at heart. If you do it the way mine was done pay special attention to the hood bracing. Mine was mistakenly altered without thinking of how it would effect the support it gives and now does not support the hood properly in the center by the cowl. There is a weak spot there. Damaged happened right away after paint. I can see the hood vibrating slightly when I drive him. Earl Schieb just fixed the paint in that area again fo Autorama but I am aware it will happen again as soon as I start dring him this spring. To fix it properly the whole hood support needs to be reworked, then the whole hood will need to be repainted. After Autorama next month it will not be important enough on my list to concern myself about. He will be a driver again with stone chips and stuff. In others words, do not mess with your hood support unless you know how the altered hood support is going to work out.
The good majority of the people on here (inclding me) don't have those tools in their garage. I do it with round rod, usually 3/16" oir 1/4" depending. Its more work, but its the simpler alternative.
If my memory serves, LowSprings did a post on peaking the hood on a '52-'54 Ford. But I could be wrong too.
not a hood, but I peaked these quarter panels on a 51 Ford with the round rod method. then lead and file.
I am currently building a 1942 Chevy for my daughter, and I peaked the hood with a piece of 5/16 rod. Just go very slow when weldinf, and I would use air and cool each weld to keep warpage to a minimum. Good luck
The no-weld method. Well, except for the ornament holes: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=505861
Iv got a mate that did his spinner hood a pretty cool way, and looks alot better (IMO) then the old rod and lead method. Have a look at his build thread http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=587237 It's in there somewhere
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