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Old May 10, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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will a 75 hood fit on a 71? are the latches in the same place? thinking about eliminating my wiper door.
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Old May 10, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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Just from looking at the latches on a 71 and a 75 at a car show I went to last weekend, I don' think they're interchangable. But if you find that they are, I have a 75 sb hood for sale if you need one.
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Originally Posted by gator79
will a 75 hood fit on a 71? are the latches in the same place? thinking about eliminating my wiper door.
Yes, and No. Yes it will fit. But it will not line up right at the rear. The rear edge/lip of the front fender is different on the '73 and later cars. Has a special shape to align up with the new hood design. So the 75 hood will not line up with your fenders at the rear.

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Old May 11, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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I've seen a 68-72 car (don't remember the year) with a 73-75 hood, and it looked pretty good - I didn't notice that this bumper car had a cowl induction hood, and I'd like to think I would normally notice something like that.

Don't know the details on how/whether the hood was a bolt-on.
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I thought Vanacor's clip came with your choice of hood. Were you drinking too much and left it behind?
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I thought Vanacor's clip came with your choice of hood. Were you drinking too much and left it behind?
nope they don't. I had a friend pick it up for me. I did have a few adult beverages but I was at home. . so you think you need a/c in a vert?
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