[Tikal48]

I started on the bottom lip of the hood. This was pretty thin in some areas, so I left about a 1/8" lip of the existing metal, and inserted the new pieces underneath. I did not want to burn over the edge. I welded the two lip pieces together in the middle, which was a mistake. I will split that tomorrow because the sides need to squeeze in a little.

I did a few repairs to the front latch bracket. I installed the replacement square nuts that I made and tack welded them in place. I hope to get the inside of the hood cleaned up tomorrow, where I can get it primed.