That damn, super long hood !!!! Damn you James D and Wolf ….. has got me thinking!!!
I leave the cowl as is….. but look where the highest part of the front guards is. What if I strip out the floor and move the whole cowl back 4 inches. Then I extend the front edge of the hood 4 inches at the radiator.
If I split the guards vertically and lengthen them 4 inches then I can remake the round wheel wells when I make the new fender sides which I have to do anyhow. The little spear on the side of the hood will be 4 inches back but the longer Buick headlights will be at least that long anyhow.
Or I leave the body dimensions as they are but extend the chassis side rails 4 inches to make the wheelbase 131inches not 127 inches.
Either way I add another 4 inches to the hood of the car …. a total of 6 inches longer than a Darrin.