@buddyV Robert has the Getty GT replica hood and trunk lid. Lovely items, btw. HIGHLY recommended if you're looking for high quality and great fit. Anyway, he's been using a wooden dowel as a hood prop. We'd been talking about making him a proper prop ( ) since he installed the hood and we finally got around to it this week. Here's what we did:
I'm a fan of a prop system that "locks" in place and prevents the prop from falling out of place in the event of a wind gust, being bumped, etc. So the first thing I did is whip up a bracket that has a receiver for a pit pin.
Next, I sourced some M6 studs that are specifically designed to be bonded on - note the oversized, perforated base. Then I mixed high density adhesive filler into epoxy resin, positioned the studs and let things cure.