71Hood Support Question
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Drifting
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From: Long Island NY
71Hood Support Question
The hood support bracket extends past or above the riveted threaded grommets in hood. It's basically screwed into the same side rib of the hood, but just into the glass. It's screwed into what looks like grommets should be there....but not. Is is it possible grommets were there but fell off into hood rib? In other words I'm not sure if it's the correct hood support. See pic. Maybe another member can post a pic. Thanks.
Le Mans Master
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It looks to me like you have a 72 and later big block hood. The hood support was redesigned and relocated on the hood. If you bolted a 72 support to your car, it would fit in the lower holes like Alan's. Looks like yours has well nuts behind the support bolts.
Edit: Don't know why I said big block--but the thought remains the same. 72 hood with 71-type support.
Edit: Don't know why I said big block--but the thought remains the same. 72 hood with 71-type support.
Last edited by 62corvette; May 17, 2017 at 10:09 PM.
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Drifting
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From: Long Island NY
62....not a BB hood. Maybe 72 hood. Numbers on my support are same as Alan's. #16077. I put the well nuts in to secure support a bit more. But they eventually pull out. So am correct to assume a 72 support is shorter than 71 support?
