FriscoWilly
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Ps: I've included a pic of my Dart with the new hood.(note the center ridge line)
View attachment 1715059059 Hey guys I'm in the process of Restoring my 1969 Dodge Dart. I bought a reproduction GTS hood for it and I was just wondering if the GTS hood emblem is supposed to be slightly angled at the back to accommodate the slight ridge in the center of the hood? I have a GTS Emblem but when I put it on the hood there seems to be a gap under each side of the emblem? I'm wondering if it's actually a fender badge and the one for the hood is supposed to have an angle on it? Has anyone ran into this issue? How was it resolved? Thanks
Ps: I've included a pic of my Dart with the new hood.(note the center ridge line)
My hood does not have a center ridge, it is flat all the wayView attachment 1715059059 Hey guys I'm in the process of Restoring my 1969 Dodge Dart. I bought a reproduction GTS hood for it and I was just wondering if the GTS hood emblem is supposed to be slightly angled at the back to accommodate the slight ridge in the center of the hood? I have a GTS Emblem but when I put it on the hood there seems to be a gap under each side of the emblem? I'm wondering if it's actually a fender badge and the one for the hood is supposed to have an angle on it? Has anyone ran into this issue? How was it resolved? Thanks
Ps: I've included a pic of my Dart with the new hood.(note the center ridge line)
AMD autometaldirect.comWhere did you purchase the hood?
Ok thanks. I guess we'll have to modify the badge or try to flatten the hood where the badge goes...Both the fender and hood badges are flat, there is no ridge in the factory hoods.
The one on their website appears to even have that ridge. I don't remember the originals having a ridge that pronounced.AMD autometaldirect.com
Cool thanks for sharing those pics. I need to think about it for a little bit and decide what I'm going to do. I definitely want the emblem in the center where it's supposed to be, but don't want to cut up this clean hood to accomplish that you know? I've included the original hood pic here before restoration began. It appeared flat as well, but after bead blasting, It unfortunately had a lot of work needed under a skin of bondo. That's why I went with a reproduction hood. I'm leaning toward modifying the emblem. Maybe heating it up slightly and bending accordingly???Here are some pictures of my original hood and I can barely see a ridge at the front but I feel the top of the hood is more or less just rounded than have a definitive ridge. But I'm of course just going if memory since I can't just walk outside and look at mine. It's a few states away.
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Thank you! I'll post pics after the work is complete...Cheers...They are easy enough to bend, in fact they are quite fragile. Be careful when you tighten it as they are not very forgiving. Good luck and WELCOME aboard neighbor
ThanksLaysons shows different vendors for the hood and fender emblems, I think that is the only difference. I have owned several stripe and stripe delete cars and the GTS emblems fit fine for both hood and fender.
Never seen a hood with ridge like thatView attachment 1715059059 Hey guys I'm in the process of Restoring my 1969 Dodge Dart. I bought a reproduction GTS hood for it and I was just wondering if the GTS hood emblem is supposed to be slightly angled at the back to accommodate the slight ridge in the center of the hood? I have a GTS Emblem but when I put it on the hood there seems to be a gap under each side of the emblem? I'm wondering if it's actually a fender badge and the one for the hood is supposed to have an angle on it? Has anyone ran into this issue? How was it resolved? Thanks
Ps: I've included a pic of my Dart with the new hood.(note the center ridge line)
The hood ridge, I am wondering if some if not most of it could be taken down with a belt sander or some other means? It doesn't look like the ridge is a sharp protruding ridge, maybe the hood could be re-worked a little to remove the ridge? I have two original hoods 1-GTS 1-Swinger both are ok,,, but I also picked up an AMD hood and yes I noticed this ridge that is not factory, I may look into trying to knock some of it down making it less pronounced and maybe and emblem will fit?
Thoughts?......
I want a gts hood. I don’t however want a reproduction that has that ridge. It’s hard to find a regular factory hood though. Why couldn’t amd just get it right.
Do you think it could be sanded down? That’s a lot to pay for a hood that’s not correct.
If anyone of you have one for sale I’m interested
I wonder where they messed up so badly on that and how no one noticed.
People have bought those hoods for a while now. Doesn’t make it right. If your gonna spend $750 on a hood that’s supposed to be reproduction and you get one that looks like a mopar and a Chevy had a baby and that hood was the result. Then just wait for a real hood or go with fiberglass from Aar
I want a gts hood but not that one. I won’t buy it