Tony's 40 ford

Now we begin aligning the two pieces so they look "right"

The tape line follows the body line and must flow smoothly from end to end

Here we have the top of the hood shimmed to the proper height

Here we are beginning to cut and bend the edges of each piece to blend to the other

After tacking it together we pulled the hood back off to weld it up.

Welding it up consisted of connecting a buzillion individual tack welds done intermittently to control the heat and prevent distortion.