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I am looking for a reverse tilt hood for my '53- does anybody have an extra, used, beat up and repairable or know of a cheaper alternative than 300$ models seen in magazines?-thanks larry
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I seriously doubt you will find a decent one for less than $300.00, however if you have all the steel parts you can weld them together which is what has been done in the past before the fiber glass ones were manufactered.
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a friend has made several of these by using the hood hinges from a late 80's Buick. They are reverse opening and he still uses the stock F100 latch. I have accumulated a couple of these in case I ever have time to tinker.
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Truckfarmer,
What do you mean your friend "still uses the stock f100 latch"?
Wouldn't the new hinge be directly beneath the original latch? Did he connect a rod to the handle that released a lock at the firewall?
Thanks in advance,
/Kris
What do you mean your friend "still uses the stock f100 latch"?
Wouldn't the new hinge be directly beneath the original latch? Did he connect a rod to the handle that released a lock at the firewall?
Thanks in advance,
/Kris
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no, he bends the rod that runs from side to side to clear the stock latch. When he is done, it doesn't require a prop rod either. He used to sell them for $250 but I don't know if he still makes them. I will see him at the "Dash to the Dells" truck show in Wisconsin this weekend and ask him. He just sold his 55 and is working on a 66 right now. Knowing him, he will figure out how to make it work on that one too.
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truck farmer- could you find a out a little more and possibly get a picture on how this hood tilt or your friends is done?- maybe you could get him to email I have access to junk yard stuff and would be very interested in how this is installed-thanks larry
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email me at trukfarm@frontiernet.net and I will give it to him. Maybe he will send you the dimensions. Not sure, but will ask him.
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