Hood hinge attachment question w/PICTURES

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It’s been a while since I worked on the hood. I was interrupted by a drunk driving meth-head. I was rear-end on Labor day after attending a local car show. Ya he had no license, no insurance and warrents for his arrest for 3 previous DUI’s.

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I was able to work on the hood today here is what I have done so far. I made a pattern and cut two pieces of 1/8” plate at 8”X 1 ¼ “ to weld in behind the attaching points for more strength.

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Here is the sacrificial metal patch, I’m changing out the quarters any way.

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The rest of the pictures are just the sequence of fitting up the patch, stitching it in and the finished piece.

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3404speed said:
Phosphoric acid treatment will help the surface rust areas, the inner structure could be sand blasted. I've fixed worse.
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Where can I get Phosphoric acid? Do I just wipe it on and spray it off? Does anyone have a how to on the use of Phosphoric acid?
 
i was goin to offer you the hood off of my 69. i live in the spokane area and will probably be making a trip thru Salt Lake soon, but it looks like you already solved your issues. outstanding work by the way.....
 
Max said:
How is it used? Do you wipe it on and rinse it with water?
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You can buy it at hardware stores (Lowes). Jasco is one brand. The last time I bought it at Ace under the "Ospho" name. The liquid is light green in color. Wet the surface - maybe even work it in with a brush. Let it air dry completely.
 
If you spend lots of time and ($$$) attempting to repair the hood and it may not work-what now, you will wind up get another hood. Maybe one of the guys here has a hood you can aquire. I know it is a tough call.

Dave
 
70Duster440 said:
You can buy it at hardware stores (Lowes). Jasco is one brand. The last time I bought it at Ace under the "Ospho" name. The liquid is light green in color. Wet the surface - maybe even work it in with a brush. Let it air dry completely.
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Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.
 
ive done 2 hoods by taking them apart. one was for factory hood scoop with a bad frame and a flat hood with a good frame. just drilled the spot welds, did a spot weld in each hole i drilled. grinded, "factory" again. used a sealer from home depot, i think it said polester construction panel adheasive,(not liquid nails) $5 a tube , its the same color, water proof, and paintable. dries overnight, found a slight dip in the yard the same contour of the hood, and sat some tool boxes on it till morn. worked fine.
 
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