July 29, 2020
I could not get the tilt-up hood to fit as designed, so I rebuilt the hinge, and also cut the rear part of the fenders from the cab, and mounted them to the hood to make the fender line look better. I broke the left fender during final assembly, after the decals had been applied, but rather than repaint the entire hood, I decided to simply spray the repaired area with primer. The resulting hood still doesn't fit exactly right, but looks better than OOB. I also should have raised the letterbox scoop a bit to improve the overall appearance.