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LV windshields don’t fold down
i haven't folded my windshield down but would want to keep the option for sure. my wipers are on the top would either one affect which hood?Do you plan to ever fold your windshield down? Are your wipers on the top or bottom? That may dictate which hood is easiest to use.
What signifies an "early bib" and where did you find those glass running lights ????????????I vote for anything early on the 40’s, notice my frankencruiser has an early bib, early stamped bezel (chromed!), glass running lights from?? and replica FJ25 emblem. The hood spear has been pointing the way forward for me for 45 years now so couldn’t imagine life without one lol. View attachment 1869592View attachment 1869593
If you need a later style hood I have a useable one. Can get it close to Fort Scott if you can pick it up.
One piece holds changed in 12/74 when the windshield wipers were relocated from the top of the windshield to the bottom.Are there even further options in the 40, 45 trucks? SOR describes hoods for up to 9/71, from 10/71 to 12/74, and ones for '75 to '84. My '73 40 had no chrome, and less of the distinctive middle ridge (according to my fifteen-year-old photos) than the top image and my current '75s, and it had no split, but with the big rubber windshield hood bumpers of the tan 40 image above (which I think might be backwards, btw). I'd be more interested in preservation of the original part, than I would be in matching paint, or being correct to the replacement part's build date. But, my eye's aesthetic is guided by preservation, including mismatches and imperfections.