The Hood of the Car was NOT made by AMD. They did not have a flat Hood so we had to go with a different brand. The Hood had “crumple zones” so we welded metal strips to bridge the recessed areas and then applied a thin layer of body filler (over the welds) to make the repair invisible. The heat from welding those areas bowed the side profile of the Hood almost a half inch! It took a couple of hours to fix the warped incorrect curvature. We had to use a 1968 Hemi RT Coronet to remove the bowing from the center of the Hood. Lowering the car from a Lift onto the top of the Hood did the trick! (Pictured below) It took some nerve racking trial & error but it ended up working out perfectly.

Every gap throughout the entire vehicle is now consistent and within Factory spec. I will have pictures of the vehicle showing its complete gray color sometime next week.

Here are a few that show the roof and its “rough” shape. After the lead was was used to contour the C Pillar area to the Fender, a thin layer of filler was applied to smooth out the transitions. We also ended up cutting the roof from side to side to take out the stressed areas that was bowing/pushing it upward. That ended up dropping the overall height by over an inch. After the cuts were welded, we pulled the seam(s) up to minimize the amount of filler that was required. We’ve had a few people who keep complaining about the “raised roof” look but we knew along that the final appearance would turn out exactly like we had planned.

Here are a few photos of the Body completely finished including the welding. I need to take new photos that show where we are currently at with the project. All of the Lead Seams have been finished and we are close to completing the primer phase.