​Carefully tig welded & ground.

​The left had some minor repair needed.

A simple patch was welded in for the inner then coated with rust prevenative paint

​The owner wanted to do a little customizing and general dent repair its a restomod truck.

You half to be careful welding parts like this so you don't warp it like crazy.

​After quite a bit of hammer, dollyand shrink disc work the hood  is looking nice. With a fresh clean lower edge look. All the dents dings & holes repaired.

​The bead roller was used to make the new accent line at the bottom & the shrinker stretcher to give it the slight curve at the bottom to fit the original contoured shape.

Now the same section for the left side

​Quality custom & restoration sheet metal work & repair

​The rust mites had gotten ahold of the right side front inner & outer.

This shot shows how much the old section was raised about 3/8 of an inch

​The new front lip is just what the customer wanted a very sutle clean looking change

The front roll & a small section of the accent line was done first tig welded in & ground smooth.

​The inner will be repaired first.

The grill need a little loving also just some minor dent & ding work. 

​A quick blast of epoxy build prime & some blocking and  it was ready for pick up.

Removing the front raised section where the Studebaker emblem went. It cleans up the front edge.

​It gives a smoother clean look to the hood.

1953 Studebaker pick up hood