68/69 hood hinge
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Racer
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68/69 hood hinge
Was there a change in the hood hinge mount to the surround between 68 and 69? I recall reading somewhere that the 69 was reinforced due to stress cracks in the 68 fender where the hinge mounts. Looking for photos of the difference if this is the case. Thanks
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My bad, thanks for pointing that out. Was there a difference in the inner fender skirt hinge mount between 68 and 69?
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I think the hinges were the same, but the hood prop was changed in 69 to include a 3rd bolt to reinforce it. That might be what you heard refered to.
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Hi belaire,
While it appears the hinges mount to the inner skirts they actually bolt through the skirt fiberglass to a steel reinforcement that's riveted to the skirt, and bolts directly to the sides of the core support.
I'd look at that brace in the front of the wheel well to see if something is amiss.
Check UPC 11, Sheet A11, for the detail
Good Luck!
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Alan
While it appears the hinges mount to the inner skirts they actually bolt through the skirt fiberglass to a steel reinforcement that's riveted to the skirt, and bolts directly to the sides of the core support.
I'd look at that brace in the front of the wheel well to see if something is amiss.
Check UPC 11, Sheet A11, for the detail
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
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Looking at the wheel well, there are some obvious repairs....where the control arm dust shield is attached, there are staples... And also rivets (or push pins). I think they used staples in 68...and moved to pins in 69... Thought this might be a 68 fenderwell
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Bellaireroad, I think that you are referring to the cracks in the 68 hood surround by the hood "corners". These severe cracks were caused by the weight of the very heavy headlight assemblies. GM added two triangle gussets to the ends of the metal headlight support bonded to the hood surround. Also two "Twist brackets" were added to the ends of the forward headlight metal reinforcement behind the metal front bumper, and go to the bolt holding the ends of the front bumper. They also added a metal rod from the nose to the radiator support to hold up the nose. Lou.
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Bellaireroad, I think that you are referring to the cracks in the 68 hood surround by the hood "corners". These severe cracks were caused by the weight of the very heavy headlight assemblies. GM added two triangle gussets to the ends of the metal headlight support bonded to the hood surround. Also two "Twist brackets" were added to the ends of the forward headlight metal reinforcement behind the metal front bumper, and go to the bolt holding the ends of the front bumper. They also added a metal rod from the nose to the radiator support to hold up the nose. Lou.
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Was there a difference in the drip rail between 68 and 69 where the hood support is located?
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