Does this seem factory or add on
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Laughing Gas
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Does this seem factory or add on
I have a 51 F-1 with the following hood brace. Looks like it's homade or at least the bracket welded to the underside of the hood looks home made.
What do you all think?
What do you all think?
Fleet Mechanic
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I had a similar brace on the hood that was on my 48, but not on the second one I bought. Could have been taken off on the second hood, or could have been a design change at some point. The bracket its bolted to looked to be the bracket that the middle of the air deflector bolts to, so that should be original.
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Laughing Gas
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Thanks Roy
From what I have been told this is factory. Not sure about the angle iron welded to the underside of the hood, but I'll make it look good and keep it the way it is.
Thanks
Dan
From what I have been told this is factory. Not sure about the angle iron welded to the underside of the hood, but I'll make it look good and keep it the way it is.
Thanks
Dan
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48 - 50 have the latch post and spring on the bottom, on 51-52 they are on the hood.
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I like the topic as I just took my 48 hood apart. I had the lower brace on the grill but no brace on the hood. A. did the 48 have one, is it attached similar to the photos above? Seems easy enough to make, the hood had some metal stress cracks where the underside bolted together making me think it was missing something like this. many years of abuse without the brace would seem to make sense???
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Laughing Gas
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Hood brace
Thanks to all that replied. From what everyone says, It looks like the brace (with the twist) is factory.
Not sure about the angle iron welded to the hood that the twisted brace attaches to. To me, it looks like it was added by a P.O.. I am going to clean it all up and run with it.
I do appreciate everyone's input and help.
Thanks
Dan
Not sure about the angle iron welded to the hood that the twisted brace attaches to. To me, it looks like it was added by a P.O.. I am going to clean it all up and run with it.
I do appreciate everyone's input and help.
Thanks
Dan