Well bud, I can't help you transport it down that way, BUT, as this is a pretty special item, I'll offer to store it for you until you can arrange for transportation/shipping. My in-laws are down that way, but there's no way they'll get involved in something like this. If nothing else, next time we went down to visit, I could try and bring it down - except that none of my vehicles can fit a hood in them (and believe me - we've tried!)
Anyways, let me know if I can help in any way. I've got room to store a hood in my basement - which means it'd be getting better storage than my 440 engine!
Jeff