Just got the car back from the body shop. They welded a new piece of sheet metal. We discussed how they would proceed with the repair. The guys could not duplicate the original shape of the sheetmetal without a lot of work. We compromised on this as it would be more robust. Not original but it beat the heck out of getting a new hood and having it painted. Probably not going to win any originality awards but it works, didn't cost a fortune and it can't be seen.
