'70 Duster Revival: Drag Racing Heart | Pro Touring Soul

The hood and fenders were prepped and painted separate of the tub. Since the original intent for the car was all out drag racing I did purchase a new AAR Stinger fiberglass hood earlier in the build. The direction since shifted to Pro Touring but weight saving is weight savings so the fiberglass hood was still used.

The fiberglass hood was the flat bolt on style used on the Duster and Valiant from 1969-1972. (Light weight springs need to be used) I requested that AAR/Stinger build the center of the hood up with thicker fiberglass because I wanted to use a dual snorkel hood scoop. The intent was to help eliminate any flex. I also purchased the dual snorkel hood scoop from AAR/Stinger. The products are more expensive but the customer service and quality were well worth the money.

I had a nightmare of a transaction when ordering the hood scoop from PG Classic Restorations. I quickly learned you get what you pay for. (Chinese garbage) After a 6 month fiasco trying to return the piece and get a refund, I vowed I would never do business with PG Classics again.

While the fiberglass was a little more difficult to prep for paint, the hood and hood scoop produced by AAR/Stinger were both relatively straight right out of the box with only minor work needed. If your doing a serious build with fiberglass pieces, and want it to last, I highly recommend AAR/Stinger.

www.aarqualityfiberglass.com

I chose to use hood pins in the front in place of the factory hood latch. My pins of choice came from Eddie Motorsports. (CNC machined billet aluminum)

www.eddiemotorsports.com

Brackets for the studs were added to the top of the radiator support and then we measured and drilled the hood for the mounting hardware.