7123 hood fits all?

[Vinnie]

Hi folks,

It looks like I have an opportunity to buy a standard hood here in town. Are there any differences between the 7123 hoods that I need to look out for so that it fits my 73?

I’m going to look this Saturday, fingers crossed!

Cheers,

Vincent

 

[rackerm]

No difference. 71s had chrome trim but the hood was the same.

 

[secluff]

Vinnie, the same hood (standard and Mach 1 style) was used through all three years of production on our cars. If your being offered a deal...go for it!   

 

[Vinnie]

Awesome! 177 us dollar and NO shipping. Sounds good no?

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

Be sure and look for rust on the inner reinforcement in the front and also near where the hinges mount. Members have fixed rusted areas but not a job for someone that does not have metal working skills.

 

[Vinnie]

Yeah, my current hood has one bad spot, I’m very curious to see this one.

And skills can be learned

Btw: the standard hoods aren’t reproduced right? I haven’t seen any sofar...

 

[will e]

Here in the US a standard hood would be about $50 to $100. So a good one in Europe is probably worth what they are asking. Good luck!

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

I do not think they reproduce the standard flat hood.

 

[Hemikiller]

Only differences are minor and you wouldn't notice them. At some point the area where the molding sits changed, and they changed the molding as well. My car has what I believe to be a '73 NACA hood, and the repop hood molding had to be modified on the sides to clear the hood. Earlier hoods have a notch to clear the sides of the molding, mine does not.

 

[Vinnie]

Well, I went to have a look and saw this:

Mainly a lot of rust in between the inner and outer sheet and where they meet around the sides. So I passed.

Good decision?

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

With the rust through holes on the inner it is pretty much done for. All of our cars have rust inside the hoods, trunks and areas that got no paint. Even if it went through a e-dip it does not coat inside there. You have to use one of the wands and spray something inside to protect the metal.

 

[will e]

Good for you Vinnie for passing. Being new to the hobby and without much experience it is easy to buy parts that you were excited about getting and put time and effort into reviewing and travel. Often times we let our emotions guide the purchase and have regrets later. It took me a long time to learn this lesson.

 

[Vinnie]

Thanks guys

 

[mustang7173]

Well, I went to have a look and saw this:

Mainly a lot of rust in between the inner and outer sheet and where they meet around the sides. So I passed.

Good decision?

Get you some of this to kill the rust

http://www.ospho.com/

Mustang7173

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[timachone]

For me the hood looks not that bad and relatively easy repairable, had some issues with mine (NACA) too. But if you don't need it you don't have to buy it anyway...

 

[Vinnie]

For me the hood looks not that bad and relatively easy repairable, had some issues with mine (NACA) too. But if you don't need it you don't have to buy it anyway...

How would you do that with rust in all the welds all around and inside?

 

[timachone]

For me the hood looks not that bad and relatively easy repairable, had some issues with mine (NACA) too. But if you don't need it you don't have to buy it anyway...

How would you do that with rust in all the welds all around and inside?

Cut off bigger rust-through parts - grind off weld points - weld in patches - smoothening with cold tin (2k adhesive with aluminum) - aluminum bondo - light rust film with Fertan Anti-Rust - after painting floodening with wax or something similar. If you don't drive it the whole year by rain and snow and don't have 90% humidity in your garage ( ) it would last forever. But that is much work for a hood you do not need urgently...

 

[Vinnie]

Hahahaaaaaaaa-ha. I'm currently trying very hard to get the humidity down in my shop coz it was actually hitting 90%... :-/

It does sound like tons of work I'm not ready for yet. I hope somebody else will be happy with it.