I actually went to buy it. It is a '72 Skylark hood with the scoop section grafted in. Not a bad job, but not what most of us would want. I told him that I wasn't interested, but if someone is, let me know. Probably get it cheap. I'm 50 min away. He had a few other things I bought, so the ride was worth it. Mike
I was thinking about trying to buy it to put in on my son's 72 skylark that I am restoring. Does the top look good and straight enough to where the welding is not obvious ? I would guess the bottom is the most glaring part of the patch job. John
Hey John, the outcome will be as good as they body man doing the job Ive seen other hoods done like this and from the top you cannot tell any grafting was done. Even the underside is very well done This is a Riviera that had the treatment, belonged to Steve (a.k.a Briz) on the board
I think the hood would work for your son's car. It would need to be stripped and re-smoothed on the top side. There were slightly visible indentions that were visible on the top side at the edges of the grafted area. The bottom side had seam sealer on the right side and none on the left. With a little prep, the underside would look fine. The structure of the hood was in good condition. The underside of the nose area was not rusty as many are.
Keep in mind that you can put hood insulation and cut it around the scoops. I have seen this done to hide the welds from the bottom successfully
Thanks for the input. Just a little time, patience, and elbow grease can work wonders, can't it ? My son was 10 when we acquired the Skylark. He is 31 now and has a kid of his own. We have done a lot to the car, but it needs some refreshening now. Still runs like a charm.
Looks like I need to take the time to fill in a profile and put up my GS as an avatar. I will try to get that done. I am in Powder Springs, GA which is 20 miles west of Atlanta.
