Back side of the 427 hood

[Keith G.]

Sould the back side of the 427#s be hood color or the way they came out of the box and the same way with the hood scoop?

[Joel F.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

Sould the back side of the 427#s be hood color or the way they came out of the box and the same way with the hood scoop?

They should be blacked out with the hood underside. They should also have some dum-dum under the nuts.

[Ridge K.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

Keith, here's some pics of the hood off my 46,000 mile, unrestored, original "barn find". It's a 400hp L68 big block.
Please excuse the significant dirt and road grime on the backside. For the time being, I've left the hood "as found". The body is still in the original acrylic lacquer as applied in St. Louis in March of 1967. If you're wondering why the scoop "vent" is open, this car spent the first few years of it's life going down midwestern dragstrips. The scoop was opened at that time.
Hope these photos are helpful.
Ridge

[Mike M.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

Hi Keith
The '67 hood "Hardware" was installed after blackout.
If your question is referring to the "427" numerals, the chrome studs were secured with black phos speednuts with black dum-dum inside and thus unpainted as "Out of the Box".
Also note that the blackout line on the side hood lip goes staight down to the hinge area, it does not follow the curved indention of the reinforcement.
HaND

[Rob A.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

I have an original unrestored big block and the hood scoop has been cut open just like this one. I definitely do not want to repaint the car at all but would like to repair where the hood scoop has been cut open. Has anyone tackled a repair like this? If so any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Wayne W.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

That filler panel is just bonded on the original hood. Take it off and replace it with a good part.

[Rob A.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

How easy is it to remove this filler panel? I've got a new one ready to install but have been hesitant to start the repair process for fear of damaging the oringal paint hood.

Would you use a sharpened putty knive and continue to work from around the edges? Has anyone had any sucess in removeing and replacing this filler panel while preserving an oringal paint hood?

Thanks

[Kenneth B.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

How easy is it to remove this filler panel? I've got a new one ready to install but have been hesitant to start the repair process for fear of damaging the oringal paint hood.

Would you use a sharpened putty knive and continue to work from around the edges? Has anyone had any sucess in removeing and replacing this filler panel while preserving an oringal paint hood?

Thanks

I had it done by me & my body shop guy. Black 435 coupe. Paint was flawless so we were careful grinding the hood to get the new filler scoop to fit but it worked. Just go slow.

[Keith B.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

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Here is a picture from my unrestored 435. Notice the unpainted studs.

[Kenneth B.]

Re: Back side of the 427 hood

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Here is a picture from my unrestored 435. Notice the unpainted studs.

ALL hardware was installed after the blackout. The studs had dum dum around the nut.