They did cut out the ribs. It had just a great big smooth underside with the two holes. The ribs were cut fairly close to the edges of the hood.
I think the 'home plate' thing your talking about was later, on the hemi versions you got the plate with holes for the stacks and the seals that came in the trunk. The hood on those just had a huge hole to fit the diagonal chrome hemi air cleaner. The plate would go over this hole (with the seals) if you removed the big air cleaner and ran the stacks.
Jason Jim Altemose wrote:
What did the underneath of a real Max Wedge hood look like? Particularly, a 63 Dodge, but I'm curious about all. I've seen two holes where the air cleaners are. I've also seen a 'home plate' kind of shape. Was the cutout reinforce, or did they just cut out the ribs? - Jim Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge), '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge), '71 Bronco
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