When the hood is up in the 68-71, is there a 5/16" hole that lines up and goes through the hood support as in the 63-67 models? And I take it there is no hole in the hood support in the 72-76 and 77-82 models?

Thanks for any replies.

 

Hi 67WS,
The original support on my 71 has the 'safety' hole. 5/16"
Regards,
Alan

 

Alan 71, Thanks for your reply. I didn't know that 5/16" hole actually had a name. I take it GM placed it there for a reason. Was it to be used to lock the hood in the upright position?

 

I've had the wind close the hood on my '70 a couple of times at shows. I'm looking for ideas on what to use in the safety hole to keep it from slamming shut.

 

I always have a golf tee or two in my pocket; these work nicely.

 

If you are looking for a cool thing to lock your hood up check out this eBay number 160328937007.

 

On my '72 I use a pin. It looks like a clevis pin but it has a spring loaded ball on the side of it on one end.

 

The golf tee works (GP), the clevis pin is a sailboat part(YB)
Regards,
Alan

 

I have a 5/16 ball lock pin and a 3" long streamer "REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT"