[HobieMarty]

My son and I went to the Atlanta South location of Pull-a-Part last Sunday. We have been searching for a replacement hood for his girlfriend's car, and it has taken quite some time, but we finally snagged one. Her car was damaged a little more than a year ago when a tree fell across the front during a storm. The topside of the hood looks pretty good. Of course, coming from a donor car in a salvage yard, it isn't going to be perfect. The underside of the hood had a little rust around the rubber seal, so I am currently repairing that with some steel reinforced epoxy putty and some small galvanized steel strips I cut as tiny filler panels. Once I sand and smooth the epoxy, the repair areas will be blended in and not be so noticeable and hopefully will last a while. We cleaned the areas of rust first and then applied some rust protection/converter spray before filling in with the epoxy.

Here are some pictures of her current hood, and this was after we pulled the dents as much as possible and some pictures of the hood we got from Pull-a-Part. We also got a passenger side fender. Next up, we will replace the headlights and paint the grill, and I even have a replacement Toyota badge for the grill as well. Gotta Love Pull-a-Part!!!

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