Hood Support

[steveshow]

A few years back, I remember seeing a brace on a few trucks that was a piece of 5/16 or 3/8 rod flattened on the ends. It ran from side to side and went under the sheetmetal braces that run from front to rear of the hood, and had a rubber donut in the middle that fit in the area of the hood crease that runs down the middle of the hood. I wish I would have taken a pic of it. I am thinking of making one for my dad's 71 GMC. It is a three speed manual truck and when I let out the clutch, if it shudders a little, the hood shudders as well. I don't know if this part as dealer installed or what, but it looked well made and clean.