Where is the hood support rod supposed to rest? My '64 didn't have one.. the 69 does but I don't know where to put it.. I've been resting it on the air housing bolts.
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Mines just in front of the radiator to the left. It really won't hold it high enough to let you work on it. usally I just rest it on the hardtop.
At rest my '76 support rod folds straight back and snaps into a clip on the underside of the hood, driver's side.
i put mine on top of the valve cover, other wise i lean it up on the hard top. but be warned i have two divits where it rest arinst the wipers.
resting nicely..
My '74 has, I think, a '78 hood. With the hood closed the rod locks into a clip on the underside edge of the hood to hold it when the vehicle is in use.
With the hood open, the end of the rod goes into a hole on the top of the drivers side apron, very near the front of the vehicle.
HTH
My '74 has, I think, a '78 hood. With the hood closed the rod locks into a clip on the underside edge of the hood to hold it when the vehicle is in use.
With the hood open, the end of the rod goes into a hole on the top of the drivers side apron, very near the front of the vehicle.
HTH
The hole for the rod should be just inboard of the left side hood rest shims on the top of the front bib. Mine was covered by the PO's feeble attempt to rivit some kind of rope seal to the top of the bib. Drilled out the rivets and VOILA, problem solved.
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So I revisited this the other day.. I see the hole Mark is referring to... However, there's no way in hell I can put the rod in there.. radiator / grill are in the way (their height is the issue). Any ideas?
Anyway.. decided to take hood off for now. Tired of fighting it
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Anyway.. decided to take hood off for now. Tired of fighting it
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I found this at SOR. #49 in the picture.
http://www.sor.com/sor/cat108.tam?xax=8439&page.ctx=cat108.tam
I haven't used my hood prop since I got it. Nice inexpensive little OEM item to throw in if you have a large order from $OR.
http://www.sor.com/sor/cat108.tam?xax=8439&page.ctx=cat108.tam
I haven't used my hood prop since I got it. Nice inexpensive little OEM item to throw in if you have a large order from $OR.
Robert LaDuke said:
cheap version is a chunk of radiator hose glued to the raingutter.