Grabber hood repair...

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  1. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    the hood latch recess is buldged out in the first pic. and sunk in in the second pic.
     
    71gold, May 14, 2015
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  2. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Nice job Frank :thumbs2:

    In PA, one seller I know, adds the front part of a flat hood to the purchase of a Grabber hood from him - most here are rotted pretty good
     
    mav1970, May 15, 2015
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  3. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    thanks...
    the more I look the more I see...the hood latch mounting holes are in the wrong place in the first pic...:slap:
     
    71gold, May 15, 2015
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    That's what you get for asking the people here to find something wrong :footinmouth: :biglaugh:
     
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  5. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    anyone know why the two pics are not the same?
     
    71gold, May 15, 2015
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  6. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    thinking of just epoxy priming the underside and if I sell it they can paint it the color they want it.
     
    71gold, May 15, 2015
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  7. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    sanded out the rock chips in the nose and primed it, pics later.
     
    71gold, Jun 25, 2015
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  8. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    done...ready to hang on the wall...:bouncy:
     

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    71gold, Jun 30, 2015
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Wow - really brought that one back from the brink :cheers2:
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    thanks...I enjoyed doing it.
     
    71gold, Jun 30, 2015
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  11. Jamie Miles

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    Nice, I've got 4 more of them that could use that treatment.
     
    Jamie Miles, Jul 2, 2015
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    Looks Good Frank! I really like that 71 Code "D" Grabber Yellow. :thumbs2::tiphat:
     
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    use a hand grinder with a cut off wheel and two c clamps and a couple of 2 by 4's for the brake backyard engineering strikes again
     
    OLD GOOSE, Jul 2, 2015
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    That's an awesome save !
     
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    Nice!
     
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