Thanks...I did my best to keep it simple but give it enough to make it look like something that isn't DIY...hoping that after lots of sanding, a little routing/rounding the edges and corners and a nice coat of paint it'll look store-bought. One thing RB has told me in Chat is that more maintenance (waterchanges, re-scaping, etc) will probably be done with the full hood up instead of just the front...and I can see his POV on the matter. Feel free to use the design, adapt it to your needs...I pieced my design together from a few others myself, and I didn't even ask :lipssealedsmilie:
If I understand what you're describing, either you want the sides to roll up like the front lip on mine does, or you want them to swing out with the pivot hing between the door and the back piece...I don't see any reason you -can't- do that, but it'd prolly keep you from having a front door...otherwise I can see the whole hood collapsing on you.
