Oliverdude, 

Thanks for the thoughts on the hood cut out.  

There is not a cut out for the oil filler on the LH side, however, I have a General GG (which uses the same hood) that does have a somewhat nice U cut out in the hood for this filler.  

This past weekend I took the OC3 to the Temple, Texas annual show.  I asked everyone that stopped by what they thought about the cut out.  One fellow mentioned that the tab that they spot welded in had really sharp corners on it.  In other words, if some owner did this they would have rounded the corners off.  I noticed that there are small depressions in the hood sheet where the spot welder did its work.  Also, the tab is not painted as it would have been covered by the missing panel.  

Everyone I talked to felt like it came from the factory this way.  I guess the jury is still out on this.  

Thanks again, 

Fred