[S.J.SLEEPER]

KIRKEVIL,
As for the hood, I wasn't stating to pin your hood all over the place, was just showing you the mounting brackets.

I am keeping my hood with hinges but no front latch assy.
i will be putting in only 3 dzus fasteners: (1) @ top center of each headlight & (1) in dead center front above chevy emblem.

as for the cold air kit. my personal fav is stainless steel sheetmetal. no rust,no need to paint & looks really trick.
my buddy works @ lowes and he tosses out tops for bbq grilles all the time due to dents and such. i have 2 of them to make my cold air kit. if you want I see if i can get 2 more for ya.

other route I would do aluminum (light,no rattles) but you'll need to tig it.

if going with sheetmetal steel, use the galvanized sheetmetal thats used for hvac ductwork. thicker,won't rust & can be bent,rivited,painted etc..

p.s. If you cutout the urethane part of bumper behind the lower grille you can get a s*&tload more airflow.