shaving hood side emblems

[50adrod]

there is a support for the hood brace under the "3100 " emblem. how do you address that?

[1sik52]

If you are shaving the emblem then cut a small piece of metal that will cover the entire indention of where the emblem is and weld it to the hood! Simple really.

[cajundragger]

mine had some metal behind that emblem between the hood and the emblem and it was riveted and looked like it was going to be a general pain in the butt to get off so I just welded it in solid, drilled the rivets out and welded all the holes up.

[56fleetside]

I always cut out whatever indention im shaving and make flush filler and leave a 1/16th gap around perimeter for weld to fill then metal finish on outside and inside if inside shows........

[50adrod]

Originally Posted by cajundragger

mine had some metal behind that emblem between the hood and the emblem and it was riveted and looked like it was going to be a general pain in the butt to get off so I just welded it in solid, drilled the rivets out and welded all the holes up.

mine has the same, the rivet actually helps hold the hood brace in place, the rivet sticks out past the hood line. welding it ould work. also the emblem has 2 nuts on it that also help attach the brace to the hood panel.

[mr48chev]

Originally Posted by 1sik52

If you are shaving the emblem then cut a small piece of metal that will cover the entire indention of where the emblem is and weld it to the hood! Simple really.

That would be the proper way to do it. Those rivets are a main part of what holds the hood together.

I didn't do it right on the first hood I had on the truck and the lines around the groove that the metal bar lays in showed up in the paint after a few months.

[50adrod]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

That would be the proper way to do it. Those rivets are a main part of what holds the hood together.

I didn't do it right on the first hood I had on the truck and the lines around the groove that the metal bar lays in showed up in the paint after a few months.

I have seen that happen also. I may just put the emblems back on

[cajundragger]

I dont think I'll get ghost lines, I just welded everything up really well. The metal brace in there when welded ended up being flush with the outer skin so thats why I did it like that.