<jndneff@texas.net> wrote in message
news:c63df3$esd$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> > You know, I'm pretty sure that the hood is a one piece unit, there's no
> > inner shell. You dimple the "inner hood shell" and you're going to be
> > dimpling the outer surface of the hood as well.
>
> The hood is one piece, but only because the inner support support
structure is
> welded to the outer skin. Note there is what appears to be a "frame"
around the
> perimeter and down the center of the hood when looking at it from the
> underside. This is use to provide rigidity to the hood skin. This support
> structure is hollow and aproximately 3/4" in depth, so there is room for a
> little careful clearencing. Don't worry, I'm going to look many, many
times
> before I start hitting anything with a hammer :)
>
> John
> http://jndneff.home.texas.net/dakota/dakota.html
Ok, I wasn't sure if you were going to be dimpling the "spiderweb" under the
hood, or the sheetmetal itself. I just didn't want to see a post with "i
dimpled my hood up by accident" in the subject line.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com
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