LOL using fiberglass is utterly ridiculous...
your welding and cutting skills will be fine for the just putting some metal in there..
With the $250 I say give 200 to the machine shop and like someone said buy a hood out of the Pick-n-Pull for $50 or less and use the material to make floor pans. Make it strong and cover it with carpet... My-2
Fiberglass LOL....:realcrazy:...