Tilt hood kits
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From: Kemptville, ON,
I agree with John here. I used the SW-68 after my brake line switch did not work.
Not sure why you need to drill out spot welds for the tilt hood, I did not have to do that. just a little cutting on the front of the hood.
For the hinges, if you are scraping them, take a grinder to the bolts.
Not sure why you need to drill out spot welds for the tilt hood, I did not have to do that. just a little cutting on the front of the hood.
For the hinges, if you are scraping them, take a grinder to the bolts.
Cross-Country
Joined: Mar 2019
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From: Louisville, Ky
Brake lite sw
I agree with John here. I used the SW-68 after my brake line switch did not work.
Not sure why you need to drill out spot welds for the tilt hood, I did not have to do that. just a little cutting on the front of the hood.
For the hinges, if you are scraping them, take a grinder to the bolts.
Not sure why you need to drill out spot welds for the tilt hood, I did not have to do that. just a little cutting on the front of the hood.
For the hinges, if you are scraping them, take a grinder to the bolts.
I’m using this one and haven’t had any problems. I did have to make a bracket to mount it.
I’m using a fire wall mount master cylinder
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From: northwestern Ontario
I agree with John here. I used the SW-68 after my brake line switch did not work.
Not sure why you need to drill out spot welds for the tilt hood, I did not have to do that. just a little cutting on the front of the hood.
For the hinges, if you are scraping them, take a grinder to the bolts.
Not sure why you need to drill out spot welds for the tilt hood, I did not have to do that. just a little cutting on the front of the hood.
For the hinges, if you are scraping them, take a grinder to the bolts.
the track that holds the rubber radiator seal needs to be trimmed back and those brackets removed to install the kit.
Tuned
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From: North Texas
Tuned
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From: North Texas
Not sure if you have a hanging brake pedal or the original through the floor but here are some to choose from..as far as the spot welds you could try prying up a little and the welds may become more evident..
https://www.ronfrancis.com/category/brake-switches
I'd stay away from any pressure switches though, stick to the electric ones
https://www.ronfrancis.com/category/brake-switches
I'd stay away from any pressure switches though, stick to the electric ones
5th Wheeling
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From: Stoke on Trent
Nice truck and wheels also 👍 what size rims are they and what size tyres do you have fitted ? I have seen a set of these on eBay that I would like to buy for my 1951 f1 but, I haven’t got a clue about what size rims that I should be looking for. Thanks
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Tuned
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looks like you posted about another post. Some how it ended up on this tilt hood. My wheels are Chrome rims 15 inch by 9 inch in front. And 15 inch by 14 inch on my rear. Dont run radials. Only Bios ply. My 1955 F-100. If that helps. Kinda placed my tilt hood on hold. Decided my measurements from the hood center must be exact. For my hood to fit properly. Once you install the flip rods on the hood. There is no way to adjust them. When I removed the old prop rods that hood popped. It's warped. Or a bit twisted. I've got to rethink thus. Short of buying a new hood. AJ
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Tuned
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From: North Texas
looks like you posted about another post. Some how it ended up on this tilt hood. My wheels are Chrome rims 15 inch by 9 inch in front. And 15 inch by 14 inch on my rear. Dont run radials. Only Bios ply. My 1955 F-100. If that helps. Kinda placed my tilt hood on hold. Decided my measurements from the hood center must be exact. For my hood to fit properly. Once you install the flip rods on the hood. There is no way to adjust them. When I removed the old prop rods that hood popped. It's warped. Or a bit twisted. I've got to rethink thus. Short of buying a new hood. AJ
Tuned
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Well I was looking at my hood rods, one is tighten up all the way and the right side was way different. You can see the slight warp if you lay the hood flat on my concrete. It comes up about 3/4 inch on the left side at the front.from touching the floor. I don’t know how flat my concrete floor is, my building was built in 1990.3/4 inch That’s not much, I wish I could have had some kind of adjustment, with this CCP rods they use on the hood. Moving that hood rod around could effect the open and closing. My old Ford hood hinges were probably originals and I could never get it to close. Especially in the rear.AJ
Tuned
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Well today I managed to get a little assembly done on my tilt hood, it’s got a warp of about 3/4 of an inch. On the left side used four sand bags to weight down the warp it lays flat and I plan to adjust the hood rail thru drilling it out.also the fittings that attach to the hood rails are to large so I used washers to clean that up. This is going to work out, so I will start the engine side in a few days. Installing the hinge plates and the rail. AJ
Tuned
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Well I kinda realize the way the hood is set up determines the way it will fit on your truck. I decited to measure from the center line to the bracket must be Zero zero to fit into the truck and lock down to the original hood latch! I completed all the paint on the steel parts instead of black I used silver high temp Now it’s getting close to my Back Surgery several doctor visits on my schedule and up to six months recovery and rehab. It’s going to be a long process, and I think it will give me a few more years of life. AJ
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