I moved my focus to the hood. Im not a fan of wire and tube hinges. Fully folding hinge mechanisms would be nearly impossible for me to make in that scale, so I fabricated a set of hinges and under hood bracing that resembles what they look like on the real car.
I devised a track system so the hood would lift straight up and hinge forward when the hood was raised.
I still have some fine tuning to do, so more to come.
Jimmy