One of the reasons I made the hood out of brass is the fact that you can solder stuff to it! That comes handy when you need to solder a hinge to the hood
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Cleaned up the solder a bit, will still do more before painting:
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Refined the hinge saddle inside:
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Checked the clearance - all looks good!
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Next is the chassis mod to fit the body!