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Ray P · 07-07-2014, 07:45 AM

I dont know much about repro hoods and I am trying to determine if I have bought one without realizing it. I recently acquired what I thought was a used original. After placing it on the car the top panels seem stiff and don"t conform to the firewall as well as the original. It seems to be made of thicker guage sheetmetal. It is also heavier. I have heard that the panels from a repro hood could not be mated to those from an original but that's not the case with this one. The panels easily interchange with the original and the fit is very precise. Is there an easy way to identify a repro hood? I have always heard that the repro panels are straight and not curved like the originals. The side panels on this one are curved at the back next to the firewall but the top does seem fairly straight.

07-07-2014, 07:45 AM	#1
Ray P Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Lexington Kentucky Posts: 38	identifying repro hood I dont know much about repro hoods and I am trying to determine if I have bought one without realizing it. I recently acquired what I thought was a used original. After placing it on the car the top panels seem stiff and don"t conform to the firewall as well as the original. It seems to be made of thicker guage sheetmetal. It is also heavier. I have heard that the panels from a repro hood could not be mated to those from an original but that's not the case with this one. The panels easily interchange with the original and the fit is very precise. Is there an easy way to identify a repro hood? I have always heard that the repro panels are straight and not curved like the originals. The side panels on this one are curved at the back next to the firewall but the top does seem fairly straight.