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Old Sep 17, 2021 | 04:29 PM
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LT1-BB hood swapped to my 71. Not sure year of hood but the big question is I can't seem to find a latch cable that fits. The old cable was just like this, anyone run into a short hood latch cable problem? Note the "extra" adjustment tab on the driver side.




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I see two different cable lengths on the hoods. The 68-69 cable 3947959 was 33" long and was white. The 69-76 cable (2nd design) 3966626 was 31 3/4" long and was black.
Zip carries both of these cables. Don't know if others do.
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LT1-BB hood swapped to my 71. Not sure year of hood but the big question is I can't seem to find a latch cable that fits. The old cable was just like this, anyone run into a short hood latch cable problem? Note the "extra" adjustment tab on the driver side.



You have a 68/69 Hood.
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Thank you BB, that explains a lot. Passenger side latch is different also.
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