Your hood safety catch already has a spring attached around the pin. That's the only spring needed. There is another larger spring that fits over the latch pin that you can see in my pictures posted earlier. Otherwise, there should not be any other springs attached anywhere else.

 

Again, that all makes sense. I am baffled as to how these other parts were installed but they were all in the same bag from the painter with the other latch parts. What is really confusing is that thoe two parts shown n the picture with the safety latch were actually bolted to the latch itself. Regardless, it does make sense now. Any idea what the long bar i refered to earlier is for... The one mounted to the underside of the hood? If you have never noted it before, let me know and I will get a picture of it. Fr sue though, it does not seem to be an added part, but on the hood "forever".

 

Please email me a picture of the bar youre referring to.

 

I will send it tomorrow if ok. We have some bad weather here and will be difficult getting it tonight

 

Panelman - I sent those pictures from my email. They were taken in poor lighting with my phone so I am not sure how well it turned out.

 

Here are the pictures you sent.



The hood safety catch looks to be complete. Just remove the bolt that is still stuck to the underside of the hood where the catch would bolt and install the safety catch. The part on the left of the safety catch is not part of the hood or anything else that I know of. It looks like a home-made part.

Here's the underside of your hood.



There should be a skinny piece of metal, or the long bar as you refer to, bolted to the center of the hood safety catch and spring panel and the bracket inside the hood. Take a look at the picture taken of the hood on my truck. If your bar is missing, I should have a spare one. Also, note that the hood air deflector is installed in the 6 cylinder position (for future reference).

 

I saw that vertical bar in the very first drawing you posted but could see it was not any of the parts I needed. I thot the smaller twisted bar i had that was attached to the safety latch might be it, but clearly was to short to connect anything. Does it serve any purpose other than a support for the panel the safety latch penetrates? Also, the angle bar attached to the underside of your hood.... is that an add on by you or part of the original equipment?

It appeard my hood, at some point in the past had an ornament of some sort (possibly a spear shaped ornament I have seen on some older trucks). I had these holes plugged and smoothed over.

 

One other thing Panelman --- the hood air deflector on the original 6 cylinder.... My truck has been converted to a street rod and the radiator,an original style, has an electric fan and shroud mounted on the engine side. I assume the air deflector is not an issue for me since my operating temps are under control.

 

Not sure what you mean by the "angle bar attached to the underside" of the hood.

The flat bar support attached at the hood safety latch to the hood, as well as the air deflector, both serve a purpose. Both keep the hood rigid. Even though you think you may not need them, I suggest adding them to your hood.

Depending on what position your radiator is installed, either in the 6 cyl or 8 cyl position, you may need to replace the air deflector, but only if your radiator is currently installed in the 8 cylinder position. If you use an air deflector designed for the 6 cyl while the radiator is in the 8 cyl position, you will not be able to close the hood as the two will be hitting each other. There's about a1 1.5" difference in the width of the two different air deflectors. The V8 air deflector is wider than the 6 cyl air deflector.

 

Hey guys - to those interested. I have posted a few pictures of the truck going back together. Not sure if I have put them in the right place, but I stcuk them in my profile area under My Pictures.