Chummy Hood Fitting to Body Tub

[Tony Griffiths]

Thanks all that's helpful.

There's no aluminim trim strip on the car at present - I assume it's just pinned/screwed into place at the same time as the hood? I'd think that the rear of the hood is under a fair bit of tension when it's up so presumably needs to be quite firmly attached. It seems a bit crude that there would be pins/screws going straight through the fabric, surely this would lead to tearing unless it's primarily the trim strip keeping it in place rather than the pins?

The aluminium strip clamps the hood material down. If the wood is in good condition, ordinary domed-head and slotted wood screws (usually nickel or chrome plated) are used - these are ideal https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-1630-wood-screws. Inevitably, some packing out of the screw holes is necessary. If you don't have the aluminium strip, it's the same section as used on top of the doors and rear sides of the tub. For the rear, it's bent in one section and you'll have fun getting those corner curves correct with much annealing and careful bending necessary. The ali strip - it's called 'cope moulding - can be bought here: https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-1039-cope-moulding  It's not quite as original as the top is domed whereas the original was flat - a 'problem' either to be ignored or corrected with a file.