For Sale SoCal- 72-74 model FJ40 hood

[65swb45]

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Came off an FJ40 I parted out about 25 years ago. Rust free and pretty straight except for the cheesy bondo job on a dent at the front lip. I think it could have been easily straightened, and am guessing that they just didn’t want to pull the hood off to do it right.
Prop rod not included.

$320. Local pickup only. No PMs please.

 

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[65swb45]

No telltale crease in the middle, like most of the 72/73s Ive seen.

 

[65swb45]

Bueller?

 

[ukboneman]

No telltale crease in the middle, like most of the 72/73s Ive seen.

what tale does the tell, I am wondering.

 

[65swb45]

what tale does the tell, I am wondering.

72-73 was the‘transition’ period with the newer, lighter one-piece hood, before the bib mounted safety catch was introduced in’74.

From my earliest days selling cruiser parts, I have always had the majority of hood calls from 72-73 owners who forgot to latch the hood and had it fly open on the highway.

Thus the telltale crease.

 

[ukboneman]

I figured it was something like that, but now I know "the rest of the story." I would have bought this hood if you had been able to ship it, but I found something here in the northeast. The one that came with my '73 had the tell tale crease.

 

[cims1970fj40]

When in 74 did they start the second latch?

 

[65swb45]

Up.

 

[65swb45]

Bump.

 

[65swb45]

I can MUDship this to Bakersfield for the rally if that helps.

 

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C

 

[231Designs]

Mark -

Thanks for the time on the phone yesterday - i look forward to hearing from you if you confirm you still have the hood. I'll then coordinate a drive down for pickup. Have a great weekend!

 

[65swb45]

Just saw it half an hour ago while I was pouring concrete. Would have seen it sooner but I forgot to look. When my wife came to check on me, she reminded me.

 

[231Designs]

Assume it still looks as good as it did back when you posted it a couple of years ago.

When are you back in the shop? - trying to figure out my schedule to drive down and pick it up.