Oak, that dash looks like you could park a smoker engine on it, good job.
When I "rehooded" my Cyclops with a metal hood, there was nothing to hold the hood up.
I fabricated the "L" shaped bracket that bolts under the oil filter and goes up over the battery.
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The black covering is some material I found that was supposed to be used as a shovel handle cover.
The hood is quiet.