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Sep 10, 2001 | 06:17 PM

larrykvet

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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

Sep 10, 2001 | 08:47 PM

jaye

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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.

Sep 11, 2001 | 01:40 PM

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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.

Sep 12, 2001 | 01:19 PM

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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

Sep 12, 2001 | 05:26 PM

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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.

Sep 12, 2001 | 09:19 PM

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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