advice on hood/bonnet direction

[Eljimberino]

Hi all,

Currently in the middle of a 1969 911 restoration and have hit a road block on the hood. I am an amateur so your advice is appreciated.

This is how the hood looked when I received it:



As you can see it is pretty lumpy.

With the rest of the car the hood was glass beaded/sand blasted and my spraypainter is of the opinion that the blaster stretched/warped the hell of it.

I spent three days stripping and taking the canning out with a slapper iron. When I tried to shrink the middle section with a disc it bulged upwards and now I have tried to shrink it again, but the result is a mess.




The most expensive solution is to buy a new hood. I am tempted by aluminium and have spotted these two on the design 911 webpage:




One is an Origin brand and the other Dansk. Can anyone please comment on the quality differences?

Should I stick with steel? or go carbon fiber even?


How much of an issue is fitment with these aftermarket hoods?


My other option is to find an expert panel beater locally, but I'm told the hood will never be perfect and will still require paint prep.


Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any insights.

[coomo]

Im fitting a carbon hood.Ive done this job for 30 years.Honestly if your not experienced stick with steel,so many variables make it a tougher task.
Your hood is ruined.Youve stretched it far too much, and its now "tanked" Your only option is to try and shrink with oxy, however I doubt it will be sucessful.
Dansk hoods are pretty good.Again, unless you really want problems stick with steel.Allly is lovely but fragile.
Personally I try and find used OEM hoods.Tougher here in Europe.Also have learnt over the years, never to blast large flat panels,Hoods, roofs etc.Unless you REALLY know and trust your techncian.

[30westrob]

First I would post your question on the, Paint & Bodywork Forum, more expertise.
Second, your hood can be properly repaired using a skilled metal man, but the question of how many hours of heat shrinking and skilled metal work will it take. $$$

Porsche used Steel for most of their production car panels for very good reasons. I would be very reluctant to change that. Rob

[Rodney Nelson]

What about simply finding a used long hood? They pop up a frequent basis for a reasonable sum. There just seems to be too many dents on that hood to try to save if you ask me. Not to mention the huge center one. That will need a ton of work. What does the inside look like?

[Eljimberino]

Thanks for all of your replies

I didn’t realise there’s a panel forum, sorry. Moderators can move this there, if they read this.

Will buy a new one.

Cheers