paulbrook Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 As some of you know I have a '29 AC. Anyway its time to think about the hood, which I am going to be working on over the coming days. This involves working from the original Mack drawings and making a "buck" into which each of the various component parts will be put as I make them. Also in there is the male former for the side louvres (louvers) - which is still work in progress as there is not enough clearance in either my big fly press or the hydraulic press to get the whole side piece in. I am also lucky in that I have the majority of fittings such as hinges and so on! I will add more pics as the work gets underway. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Interesting approach. Can't wait progress pictures of a stage when the hood start getting metal not wooden Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-450640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickfarms Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 A little fiberglass and bondo and it will look great! Just kidding I do want to see the progress Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-450665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post paulbrook Posted May 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Quickfarms said: A little fiberglass and bondo and it will look great! Just kidding I do want to see the progress Are you my dad? 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-450667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post paulbrook Posted May 18, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2020 Sorry I tried and failed to upload these progress pics last week. Everything except the side panels with the louvers now done. I intend salvaging the whole emblem from the original front. Wish me luck putting louvers into curved side panels! 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-451493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Looks fabulous from my house! Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-451507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Wow, that’s looking really good. Great effort and will look beautiful when you’re done. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-451517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post paulbrook Posted May 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 Side panels done. Seamed up at the front it should be a folded joint but I will add a strip on later that will look perfect. Then I will salvage the hinges etc from the original. For the rear and bottom wired edge |I intend to cheat and use solid rod welded continuously taking care not to add too much heat. 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-452320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 You should be proud of yourself.It looks absolutely fabulous.Better then new.,your time and effort shows in the quality of the work done. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-452321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post paulbrook Posted July 3, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2020 got the inner strengthening pieces in and thought that I had better just check the fit. Not too bad. Plenty still to do but it is looking good so far. Sorry about the daubs of paint. The black is a fantastic primer we use on bare steel, the red is a color my daughter thought it would look good in. I am less sure. 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-454754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 That really looks good! A Plus on the effort!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-454913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 NIce work Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-454925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Beautiful job! The entire truck is a great save considering what you started with. I'll pre order 3 hood please. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-454928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) What I could really use if anyone has such a thing are close-up pictures of the two handles on the sided - the ones on my old hood are just some flat strip bent into a D shape and welded on, and also the sprung bonnet clips that hold the hood down, as I do not have those at all, or even the remains of them. Edited July 5, 2020 by paulbrook Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-455031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Can't figure what happened to the top edge of the hood sides. Never saw that line with a corner in the middle. A couple of handle pics. Sorry they aren't a perfect stuff but seem usable. 2 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-455050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Thank you! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-455152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekennedy21 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-455157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) The handles look straightforward, the latches less so. Can anyone point me to where I might find some (otherwise I will have to make them!) Looking more closely those latches would be straightforward to make. Could someone give me some dimensions - maybe the diameter of the tube? I can scale everything from there. Edited July 7, 2020 by paulbrook Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-455221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekennedy21 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Diameter is 1 inch. Length of tube is 2.5 inches long including where it fattens out at the bottom. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/62431-ac-hood/#findComment-455273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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