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<blockquote data-quote="Cadder61" data-source="post: 136330" data-attributes="member: 4283"><p>Well, been starting the list of repairs to the new toy and while cleaning 43 years of oil grime off the inside of the hood, found this the other day. I suspect the previous owner slammed the hood a bit too hard a few too many times - have not yet taken off the cowl induction cover but it appears to not have gone much further than the end of that.[ATTACH=full]18063[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I have successfully done repairs to fiberglass trailers in the past - from what I have found online, the procedures to repair a Corvette are pretty similar and straightforward. Given where this crack is (inner hood panel) I am not going to be able to access both sides for a repair - anything I should be aware of in fixing this?</p><p> I was thinking of VERY carefully grinding out the crack (V the edges) plus maybe thin the panel on either side to give me some depth for a couple of layers of fiberglass cloth and then smooth out as much as possible. Would this give me enough strength? What else might I look for? Given my neophyte status with these cars, I would appreciate any advice from the forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadder61, post: 136330, member: 4283"] Well, been starting the list of repairs to the new toy and while cleaning 43 years of oil grime off the inside of the hood, found this the other day. I suspect the previous owner slammed the hood a bit too hard a few too many times - have not yet taken off the cowl induction cover but it appears to not have gone much further than the end of that.[ATTACH=full]18063[/ATTACH] I have successfully done repairs to fiberglass trailers in the past - from what I have found online, the procedures to repair a Corvette are pretty similar and straightforward. Given where this crack is (inner hood panel) I am not going to be able to access both sides for a repair - anything I should be aware of in fixing this? I was thinking of VERY carefully grinding out the crack (V the edges) plus maybe thin the panel on either side to give me some depth for a couple of layers of fiberglass cloth and then smooth out as much as possible. Would this give me enough strength? What else might I look for? Given my neophyte status with these cars, I would appreciate any advice from the forum. [/QUOTE]
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