I've owned my Bee for 21 years and have put a little over 32,000 miles on it. Yes the Hood is a pain in the azz. When you are planning to wrench it's not an issue, but all those little things like checking the oil or searching for an odd sound make it an issue. I very rarely remove the hood at cruise nights or small car shows. It's the most functional ram air system you can get! My sig. pic is prior to my 2005 resto.
KID