[J-Rod&Custom]

About mid way through bodywork, we decided the hood needed something...



We installed some vents... Its crazy how much this changed the car! It looks 1' wider than a stock Nova!


The hood was challenging...! Cutting and welding two large areas on an old hood skin, and trying to make the bottom structure look factory.






Once I got the structure fab done, we cleaned the bottom of the hood skin and sealed it. Most of the ares would be impossible to get to after the structure goes on.



Installed


This is by far the most tedious/ time consuming car we have ever bodyworked! It looks so simple and square, but every edge, corner, and bodyline are as straight as they can be! We used a laser to make sure the bodyline was straight, it was difficult to "eye ball" with the crown of the quarters...


We had acrylic blocks machined with a sharp profile of the bodyline.


With the car is in its first prime, we took it to McFarland Upholstery to have him get started on panel and seat fabrication.