are Aftermarket hoods worth the money? I was given a free hood and it looked to be in good shape til I got it to bare metal and found different! what bugged me from the beginning was the bracing underneath, it was bent and dented and i know that shouldn't be a big deal, but hey, I'm very particular when it comes to my ride! but I was gonna try to overlook that and bodywork it and then throw it on, but it seems that's not gonna be the case, the hoods too bad off. anyone know a good place to buy a hood? I've seen some aftermarket ones go for up to $400 with shipping, I wonder how much a NOS hood would go for??? My mechanic is almost done building the motor and I need to find another hood to put on before we drop that baby in!
the reason why I need a new hood
motor was only a year old! GM crate 350 i broke a rod after water got inside. the cylinder walls were a lil rusty from sitting for a year, but I'm currently getting it built back up, a lil .30 over bore, and a cam, nothing to crazy
pulling the motor, it's nice to have an overhead hoist
IT'S FORMER GLORY...look at all those goodies
![cutthroat.jpg](https://cdn-0.gbodyforum.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff117%2F853csb%2Fcutthroat.jpg&hash=a416605c477b5872a750c1fc2a30e552)
the reason why I need a new hood
![noe2.jpg](https://cdn-0.gbodyforum.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff117%2F853csb%2Fnoe2.jpg&hash=86dedaefb044016048206bde339db1ea)
motor was only a year old! GM crate 350 i broke a rod after water got inside. the cylinder walls were a lil rusty from sitting for a year, but I'm currently getting it built back up, a lil .30 over bore, and a cam, nothing to crazy
![noengine3.jpg](https://cdn-0.gbodyforum.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff117%2F853csb%2Fnoengine3.jpg&hash=042e91dd428f981fcd1c26d83a98e9df)
![engine.jpg](https://cdn-0.gbodyforum.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff117%2F853csb%2Fengine.jpg&hash=6744cf33ee574105d0a966322b0e9eec)
IT'S FORMER GLORY...look at all those goodies
![burnout2.jpg](https://cdn-0.gbodyforum.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff117%2F853csb%2Fburnout2.jpg&hash=852360cb696a55d0962342102fa0f8e9)