I feel like this work has beefed up the hood a great deal. The sides beyond the side supports are still bit unstable, but much improved over stock. I hope that the epansion and contraction of the hood panel from sun heat does not come back and bite me.
I will likely be wet sanding the acylic enamel paint job down to a dull finish when it's all said and done so any slight warping will be masked due to its lack of shine. I am going for a old oxidized look as if the truck has been sitting, unused, since 1972. Kinda like Gringoloco did, but without the sand-through to the prmer (hopefully)...Look at post #363...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...444746&page=15
Thanks for all the ideas and concerns so far!