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I respect anyone who does this themselves, takes major juevos to cut your hood! Good job!
It is not that big of a deal to cut that Aluminum hood. Just double check all the measurements, and template alignment. This is actually a pretty easy install and a body shop or other shop would charge about $300 or so.