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Comp-2. remember that glass hoods are made in two parts (the skin and the 'support spider' are built separately), both of which may have their own post-cure shrinkage problems in mfg, then they are glued together; the glueing may create issues, too. Finally, my '80s Long & Newman glass hood has the spider filled with a rather dense foam. So it's hard to know which (or all) of the 4 chemical possiblities are causing the flattening. Using a 4 ft long pony-clamp across the windshield end of the hood, I'm able to produce the required bow for a good fit on our '72, but there's considerable force needed to correct this problem after-the-fact. As yet, I have no solution except replacement. Oh, and the wt savings over steel? 4 lbs with this one!