What's the best way to ship a hood?

[Greg L.]

What would be the best way to package and ship a early C3 hood?

It would be a private sale so a box or crate would have to made but I was wondering if just protecting to corners would be enough and then wrap the rest of the hood in cardboard...or should it be boxed/crated?

Any preference on carriers?

Thanks,

Greg Linton
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[Dave Stegnick]

Re: What's the best way to ship a hood?

Greg
Not sure if this is the best way but this is what I did. I purchased a BB hood over the internet from a gentleman in Kentucky and had it shipped to Massachusetts. You need to have the back corners protected with styrofoam or some packing material. Then create a cardboard box and fill with packing peanuts, I think he stuck an old blanket in there also for added cushion. As far as a carrier we went with Greyhound, alot cheaper than any other I looked into. There are limitations it has to fit in the bottom of a bus and it will need to be delivered to a terminal and picked up at a terminal. I think it cost me like thirty-five bucks to ship and the guy at the terminal even help me put it in my truck. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again.

[Chris Patrick]

Greyhound

I have shipped several hoods through Greyhound. The drawback is that the receiver has to go to a Greyhound station to pick it up. For the savings, they should.

Since most Corvette hoods have a curvature to them, I usually cut a big chunk of Styrofoam for the length of the hood and tape it underneath so that it supports the center. You never know what may get thrown on top of the hood, or even who may stand on it. The hood is probably strong enough to survive anyway, but a 6 inch or foot wide chunk underneath to support is good insurance.

I use Styrofoam at both front and back to protect the edge and corners. Usually an inch or two on both sides, to even the "package" so it is square. This way any weight on the hood is supported by the Styrofoam cushion and not the fiberglass itself.

There is no need to crate it, unless you like paying excessive shipping. I think Greyhound has a limit to the weight, and a wooden crate exceeds that, so you'd have to truck freight it.

[Bill S.]

Re: What's the best way to ship a hood?

ups will drop ship it literally. i would stay away. i packed mine as the last post stated. carve out slots in the styrofoam and tape in place. chopped jute is good padding from a carpet store. you may be able to find a box big enough from a HD flat sceen tv. call around the electronics shops. bill

[Bill W.]

Re: What's the best way to ship a hood?

I shipped a 66BB hood from Il. to Cal. and they shipped me a 65bb hood back. I made a crate out of plywood & 1x6s.padded it with foam attached handles made out of old seatbelt material and screwed it togeather with drywall screws. wrote DONT LAY FLAT...& FRAGLE all over it. round trip about 5 days by truck..It was emery worldwide .was under $100.00.in 2001.Bill

[Jack H.]

One 'trick'...

I've used before for appropriate pack without playing 'Noah' and building the 'arc' in your garage is to visit a volume body shop. They often replace the hood/fenders on crash jobs and typically discard the shipping boxes the fresh replacement panels came in. That makes the shipping container essentially FREE for the asking + measurement comparison...

[KEN EDMUNDS]

Re: One 'trick'...

Or a bike store. Big boxes.

[Jeremy D.]

Re: One 'trick'...

I shipped a '63 hood once by building a frame out of 2x4's, and then used 1/4 in. plywood to seal it. But, before I sealed it up, I used that "Great Stuff" expanding foam spray they sell at Home Depot and blasted the hood's 4 corners. (This hood was in primer-no paint!) When it dried, that sucker was going NOWHERE in the crate, and when the buyer got it, he just pried one of the plywood sides off, lifted the whole thing out, and broke off the Great Stuff. The stuff breaks right off,and did no damage at all to the hood. Worked awesome. I've sent parts to people by spraying them, (ie. '68-'72 gauge bezels, really fragile) then boxing them in newspaper. The stuff breaks off really easily and actually can preserve the finish really well (at least on metal parts), and adds hardly any weight to the the item for shipping. I had a couple of cases left over from the building of my house, so I figured I may as well use it.