Fiberglass Hoods and Body Panels

I've had good luck with VFN's parts pretty much dropping into place, but I've only had the 3 hoods and one front bumper (also on the Dart) from them, the vintage road racing rules don't allow fiberglass fenders. The fiber glass racing apirn I bought for my'66 Mustang from Maier Racing 30 years ago WAS a bit if a nightmare to install...

Yeah, using the mat is definitely one way at keeping the cost down. So, you're saying you think the top layer (visual from the outside) is made from a couple layers of cloth. Then the structural support is the 3 layers of mat/cloth/mat? I've heard horror stories of fiberglass hoods not fitting.