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Well it was 1 step forward and 2 steps back.
I had to rework some of the items on my hood.
The first problem I ran into was the bars that connect the hood to the truck. With the hood closed they ran into my hood support bars. This was a minor problem and all I had to do was notch them.
The last 2 pics are a little hard to see but shows how they clear now.
Kim

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Here's a couple more pics of the support fix.
Kim

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Now for problem #2.
The first pic shows the hood as it starts to go through its cycle of being opened.
Everything looked good until I got it on to the supports. With them pointing straight out it allowed the hood to rest on the fenders (sorry no pic).
I had to redo the brackets to allow the hood to have enough clearance so it wouldn't hit them.
Kim

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Out with the old and in with the new.
I'll get some pics of the hood on when I get a chance. It's kind of a pain when I'm trying to do it without someone else in the garage.
Kim

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Sounds like you got it taken care of, now take two giant steps forward, or one or :lol::lol:......looks good.....Jim

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kim your fab stuff always looks great - w/ great ideas

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Thanks.
Kim

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Just a few pics to update the hood.
This is how it will sit when opened. It is balanced on its own right now but I will make a rod to hold it so it won't move and hit anything.
I still have to finish the runners. With the changes to the front they are going to need a little tweaking.
The last pic shows the gap at the rear of the hood I will have to address.
Kim

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Looks great, I had to invent a word for your work, fab-0-licious!

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Kim, very clean looking, will look great when everything is painted, very nice work as usual.....Jim

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LOL, thanks for the compliment.

Thanks.
Kim

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Bro pat yourself on the back, that is some wicked work that came together real nice.:metal::metal::metal::metal:

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Real nice job on the tilt mechanism. looks good George.

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Finally was able to make some progress on getting the tilt hood done.
I ran into a problem with my first set of tracks that the rollers were to ride on.
The hood would close fine but bound up something terrible when I went to open it.
It was a lot of trial and error trying to get it to open and close smoothly without hitting the fenders. I finally got something that works.
Here are the pics of the final product. i still have to clean up the welds but I'll leave that for another day.
Kim

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A few more pics of the hood in various stages of being opened.
Kim

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nice work!

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I wanted to come up with a simple rod to prop the hood open that I could store in the engine compartment.
Here's what I came up with.
I used some 5/16 rod and put a couple of bends in it.
I also got some bronze bushings and a couple different sizes of solid shaft collars.
I little welding and I wont have a problem losing my prop rod.
Kim

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A few more pics of the prop rod.
Kim

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Kim, excellent work on the roller setup and the prop rod....Jim

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Wow. That looks perfect. You should be selling a kit to all of us!

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Looks great man.

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Thanks.

It came out the way I wanted it to but I have to admit it took a little longer than I thought.
I have no doubt any of the guys on this board could do one just as easily.
Kim

Thanks. You need to get back on yours.
Kim

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That is a stupendous amount of work. It all looks like it paid off. Great looking truck. I didn't like the bed until I saw it on the truck with fenders, and it looks pretty awsome.

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Thanks for the compliments. I took a chance on the bed but I'm real happy with it.
Kim