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Originally Posted by 88911coupe
Well that's great news...it seems like every thread I read on creating longhoods used substantial fabrication work up front. Good to know that's not required.
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Be aware that if you use the fiberglass long hood with the later latch position, you will be chasing the usual fiberglass distortion issues on a very low-crown surface. You will have to forego hood shocks. You will have to cope with the fiberglass "settling" over time.
Having done a backdate once with a fiberglass long hood, I would not do it again. Fiberglass and low crown panels are not a good combination. Disclaimer: I've not tried a carbon fiber version, and that could be a lot better -- if it's 'real' carbon fiber.
Other changes to the chassis to do the backdate are quite minor. You can do them yourself in a weekend.