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D17 aluminum hood panel?

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Topic: D17 aluminum hood panel?

Posted By: truckerfarmer
Subject: D17 aluminum hood panel?
Date Posted: 03 May 2025 at 5:40am

Hudco's question about chroming the grill on his D17 got me thinking. What did the aluminum hood panels look like when they came from the factory? Were they polished to a mirror finish, or were they dull, with more of a brushed finish?

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Looking at the past to see the future.
'53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer

Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it!

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Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 04 May 2025 at 5:22pm

Painted white with black letters and black outline.

Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 04 May 2025 at 9:29pm

Thanks, Clay.

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Looking at the past to see the future.
'53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer

Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it!

Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 05 May 2025 at 10:23am

i never new their was such a thing their was some aluminum 9n fords made

Posted By: RedHeeler79
Date Posted: 05 May 2025 at 12:10pm

Are you referring to the allis-chalmers nameplate on the hood sides of series 2 D17?

Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 05 May 2025 at 1:00pm

I hope so, because there ain't no aluminum hoods on an A-C.

Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 05 May 2025 at 9:35pm

Yes I am referring to the name plate. Couldn't come up with the right name in my original post.

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Looking at the past to see the future.
'53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer

Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it!