1972 Ford Hoodscoop - Bubbly Like A Thunderbolt

Notice how a horizontal cut was made first, and then a vertical cut was directed from the rear and drawn towards the front.

This method allows a person more control of the cut-off wheel, hence a much straighter cut.

The Thunderbolt scoop was repositioned into place and marked to double-check where the last cut needed to be made.

This view shows the clearance between the sheetmetal and the front inner-support.

Once the piece was entirely cut out, Matt was able to gain better access to remove more dents from the front of the hood.

He used a dolly on the inside to back the metal as he hammered from the front.

A few smacks later, and the dents were flattening out.

A Unibody Auto-Spotter (Spitzenagel) was used to spot-weld copper nails to attach a slide hammer to help pull out the dents. Note that Matt applied a slight constant pulling pressure to the slide hammer as he tapped around it with a body hammer.

With the dents almost completely removed, the next step was to cut out a piece of sheetmetal to be used as a patch panel.