Originally Posted by Squirrel Crusher

Gosh! Alot of us think alike! I weighed the hood,including front rubber trim strip,rubber bumper pads and hood latch with my liquid freon tank charging scales. Before any modification was done,the complete hood (less single hydraulic shock and 6 hood hinge mounting bolts) weighed in at 48.57. After modifications,I took the hood to the local 4X4 truck shop for Linex hot spray bed liner to be sprayed completely underneath. For a cost of $150.00. It looks Damn Good when you raise the hood. Will be so easy to clean with soap and water. WELL NOW FOR THE SAD PART!! Oh My Gosh The Linex man did me too good of a job. Before installing the hood with all hardware,I knew something was wrong! (((The Weight!))) I could feel the difference in my back. This time the hood weighed in at 59.10. Damn! And its my fault. I should have specified a light dusting of the hot spray Linex. It's a 1/8 to 1/4 thick. I had to file out the holes for the front hood rubber strip. After filing out the holes for the two rubber pads,I tore the bottoms off them trying to get them to seat and catch in the holes. The spray liner was a 1/4 thick in that area. Had to take the dremel tool and cut away some thickness so they would seat. Took one day to get new replacement pads from Chrysler. As for the adjustable bumper pads,I had to run those down 5 rounds before the hood latch would even catch. If anyone takes there hood in for Linex hot spray,SPECIFY LIGHT DUSTING. It looks Soooo Good when you raise the hood......Squirrel Crusher