359 hood

Hey guys, got a few quest or you all. I am going to paint my 359, but I have to do some hood repairs first, as I’ve got some pretty significant hail damage. Friend of mine has a hood off a little window 359 that is in perfect condition and can be bought cheap, but I was taking measurements, and a few measurements didn’t exactly match. The mounting brackets, height of the hood, and width all checked out, however the length of the hood was a 1/2-3/4” shorter than mine. Most of the brackets and cushions the hood rides on would have to be modified to the new hood, but I’m not as worried about that, as the actual fitment of the hood. Any advice of these length differences? The other idea I’m toying with is replacing the 3 or 4 hood panels on my current hood, but if the other hood will work out it sure would save me a lot of time fighting all those rivets on the hood panels. . thanks in advance for the advice

 

I was definitely thinking about this. If taking that many panels off, I will have to figure out how to keep it true when putting it back together.

 

Thank you for the info. I’m not after a show truck or anything, just a slick work truck so little differences don’t bother me. Some modifications have already been made to the truck before I bought it so it’s not like I’m trying to keep it original or anything.