Replacing hood/bonnet sound insulation with Daytona style quilted pie

I love those little details and I agree that they really elevate the F car's mystique - I remember the first time I saw that quilted panel many years ago but, alas, we live in an age of bean counting and commercialism. Yeah, I thought about that too - several times actually - but I was conflicted not only by what would surely be a ridiculous expense and possibly a fire hazard, but also by altering the car's original historic fabric such as it is.

 

I’d love to see a quilted panel every time I open the hood. Provided my car didn’t catch in fire I might go for this.

 

Nomex is an interesting solution although I'm not sure how closely you would replicate the vintage look you're going for. If you decide to press on, could you please share the details? I'm assuming you would be using the same holes and clips to mount it?

 

Perhaps Singer could provide some inspiration. Not sure what kind of material or treatment they use, but it's same direction of your project (which, by the way, is very cool).

https://www.esquire.com/uk/design/a32311198/singer-porsche-911-restomod/

-Joe