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- BLOWN454 March 2008
- Oldcar_Mechanic February 2008
1955 Chevy Bel Air
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I have a 1955 Chevy Bel Air I am in the process of restoring. The cars is almost done but we have one last item to fix. The guy we got the car from had but a blower on it. We have removed the blower and we are now left with a big hole in the hood. I have the option to buy a new hood but have been told this may drop the value of the car.
Question: If I get the hood replaced with a new one will the drop the end value of the car? If it does effect the value of the car, by how much?
P.S. The current hood is in good condition with no rust only problem is the hole cut into it for the old blower. -
A good used hood will not de-value your car. At least as long as it's not made out of fiberglass. There is no date code on the hood so no one will know if it's the original one or not.
You could also get yourself some same gauge sheet metal and make a patch for yours, as long as you know how to weld and can do a good job to make it look like it's never been patched.
Hope this helps.
Ron -
what rearend was in the car to take the power of a blown engine?
