mounted hood, and shots show how it looks, before glass and putty. the "white" areas in the underhood shot, is actually light coming through the glass, where i've removed the gelcoat, and thinned out the flange a bit, to aid adhesion, and to make it easier to blend in. the cut off sections of underhood bracing have all been rounded on their corners, and beveled smooth, and glued down on their ends, with the panel adhesive, so even though there's a giant hole, the hood is actually still very rigid. next shots will show hood glassed in, then painted.