The Bondo Boys install a hood vent

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   On the Labour Day weekend, I received an education from Clynt and John Carlo on how to work with fiberglass. I had never done anything with fiberglass previously, so it was all very new and exciting for me!
To back up half a step, I had bought a Fiero hood with a vent "installed" that I had found on Craigslist for next to nothing. Here�s the image from Craigslist.

And here it is on my car when I brought it back to my place.

I got the hood cheap because whomever tried to install the vents basically butchered the hood. The vents weren�t installed properly, and the underside of the hood that seals on the rubber gasket around the spare tire compartment had all been hacked up.

Both Clynt and John suggested if I had a spare hood that we should start from scratch. It just so happens I had an extra white hood (as I wanted to keep my original black hood intact), so the process began.
On the first day of my fiberglassing tutorial I had my camcorder with me, so I had a bit of fun with the video of Clynt cutting the vents out of the Craigslist hood.
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Over the next two days, both John and I took a bunch of pictures. Enjoy!
Here's John and Clynt looking things over.

Believe it or not, this is the first time in my life I had ever used a grinder/cutting wheel. Always something to learn!

This was pretty stressful for a newb, cutting through the top layer of the hood without cutting the structure underneath (except for the part that had to be removed).

And here's John starting to work his magic.

My favorite shot of the Bondo Boys in action! 

Interesting what the flash does to dust particles in the air!

And now finally on the car! (With only primer.)

The underside. Very different than the first hood. Structural integrity and the seal area have not been compromised, and the vents are actually two inches farther back for better air flow from the rad. I'll eventually paint the underside as well.

The final shot.

And mercifully, that's it! 
* Might be a couple additional shots after the hood is painted with more than just primer though. 