Man, they make it look easy on TV!
Ran into some overheating issues when welding. At the top corners of the scoops, the metal warped and I tried everything to heat and shrink to bring it back, but it didn't happen. Might of had a butt or two on the hood at one time as well. Did my best and decided to let the mud do the rest. Ended up skimming most of the hood and there has been a lot of block work. Have some final touch ups to mud and will start counting up the grits to get some primer on.