hood question

[kmfb]

Originally Posted by slimneverdies

Can someone get a closer pic of that ridge in the middle of the hood? I'm repairing my hood and the one spot that has rust is right in the front of the hood. I can't tell if the ridge goes completely down or not. Hopefully it doesn't cause I'm going to replace the rust with some metal and if that ridge goes completely down I wouldn't know how to duplicate that ridge...

Thanks
Slim
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Here is my 79 hood

[slimneverdies]

Thanks KMFB. I think my hood must be an earlier year cause it seems to go down farther and it doesn't have that horizontal ridge that yours has
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[ymerej71]

Here's a view of my '79 GMC hood if it helps out any...

[slimneverdies]

Thanks ymerej. I must have a 75-77 hood. Maybe I can replace the rusted out metal and try and fiberglass the ridge all the way down the front
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[motornut]

i hadn't noticed it ,lol i was looking around the cowel...

[slimneverdies]

A little Assitance here fellas. I just did a 86 to 76 front end conversion.. I know there's a piece missing here but I don't know what it's called or where I would find this part. It's the piece that attaches to the hood latch that actually locks the hood in place. I also included a pic of under the hood so you guys can tell me if there's another piece needed to complete this job

Thanks
Slim




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[slimneverdies]

Btt. I need some Assitance guys!
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[ray_mcavoy]

Hi Slim,

Looks like you need the hood latch bolt ... it's basically just a bolt with a special cone shaped head. You'll also need a jam nut to lock it into place.

LMC lists the bolt as part number 30-0310 and their illustration appears as though it might come with the jam nut. Or if you want to go junkyard hunting, I think the same hood latch bolt was used on GM trucks from around 67 to 80 (except for the 77-80 trucks that had the optional inside hood release).

[slimneverdies]

Originally Posted by ray_mcavoy

Hi Slim,

Looks like you need the hood latch bolt ... it's basically just a bolt with a special cone shaped head. You'll also need a jam nut to lock it into place.

LMC lists the bolt as part number 30-0310 and their illustration appears as though it might come with the jam nut. Or if you want to go junkyard hunting, I think the same hood latch bolt was used on GM trucks from around 67 to 80 (except for the 77-80 trucks that had the optional inside hood release).

Thanks ray... I see it in the catalog I have at home. Do I also need that hood release assembly 30-1574?
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[beamn7]

Originally Posted by f.monroe

The brochure states '77 but it actually started in '79. '73-'78 hoods look similar from the outside but have a difference or two. One is the hole in the hood for internal hood release . I think that started in '77. The hoods are the same from '73-'76. The '77-'78 hoods look identical on the outside but have a different hole configuration for the hood latch assemblies because the internal release was an option. '79-'80 hoods have the raised lip design and the internal release hole .
Frank

I don't think it was 79. My 78 Scottsdale 10 has the later hood with the raised lip design (with in-cab release option) and it is original to the truck. My uncle factory ordered the truck and picked it up at a dealer in Detroit, drove home to Massachusetts and then to California in 83. Dad bought it off him in 86. Still have all the factory papers, etc. A real family vehicle!
Now she awaits restoration........

[ray_mcavoy]

Originally Posted by slimneverdies

Thanks ray... I see it in the catalog I have at home. Do I also need that hood release assembly 30-1574?

No, you don't need the #30-1574 release assembly. That's only for trucks with the optional inside hood release.