I haven't done this particular job but it sounds to me like you have the right idea. I'd use some epoxy or fiberglas resin to bond something to the bottom side of the scoop as you indicate. This piece would then take the wear instead of the scoop itself. I think I'd also use something between the post and the hood as well. Paul L. Jim Jablonski wrote: > > Getting ready to put the Kramer's max wedge scoop on the Fury and other > finishing touches before painting ... have a few questions for anyone > that has installed a scoop: > > - What did you use to support the center section at the front of the > scoop? I was thinking of making a stainless steel post and bonding it > to the bottom of the scoop (where it would rest on the top of the post). > > - Did you just fill-in the holes for the hood spear? I have a shorty > spear and popped that on to see what it would look like with the scoop. > > Kind of Cowboy Cadillac if you ask me. What were those shorty spears > used on ... Savoys? Post cars? > > Thoughts, please! > > Jim Jablonski > Royal Oak, Michigan > '64 Fury Paul L. '63 Sport Fury 440/727 http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.