hood question

[kris's66lwb]

so my 1980 had the hood where above the grille part was raised ive seen a lot of these and think they are cool what years or options leves come its just the center section above the grille part inbetwee the lights thats slightly raised up from the rest of that part of the hood

[J Knight]

Originally Posted by kris's66lwb

so my 1980 had the hood where above the grille part was raised ive seen a lot of these and think they are cool what years or options leves come its just the center section above the grille part inbetwee the lights thats slightly raised up from the rest of that part of the hood

I think it was 77-80.

[kris's66lwb]

was it somethign special about them or just the change for the last few years of the round fender

[J Knight]

It was just a style change. Engineeres cant seem to leave perfection alone.

[camshaftgsxr]

comparison pics? i have no clue what you guys are talking about

[kris's66lwb]

i think the rasied looks like its a hd thing on the newer trucks it looks cool too bad those hoodsare way weaker at he center

[bmchevy1979]

They are referring to the design on the front of the hood on 73-76 (pic#1) the center bar or ridge of the hood goes all the way down to the grill on 77-80 (pic #2) the center bar ends and turns into a raised section across the entire front most portion of the hood

[kris's66lwb]

Yes the second hood just looks meaner to me i like it but it seems they are flimsy in design and thats a sik burb round fender dooly with a 7374 grille some one has my kinda style

[J Knight]

Originally Posted by J Knight

I think it was 77-80.

I may have been wrong. I think they started that hood design in 79 to go with new headlight bezel design. Used them on 1980 trucks too.
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[bmchevy1979]

It was 77 says it down near the bottom

[kris's66lwb]

Thank you very much guys you all are a greath help

[Keith Seymore]

It was done as an aerodynamic improvement.

K

[dmcclanahan]

How do you get the hood to sit all the way down?

[kris's66lwb]

What do you mean dmc

[dmcclanahan]

I mean, my hood is up about a 1" next to the cab. How do you get it to fit right? Can you see pic?

[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

[kris's66lwb]

no i cant see the pic if its up in the back try adjusting the hinges or eplace them with the springs if its up in the center your hood is bent aka chevyitis if its up in the front adjust the bumber and the latch

[dmcclanahan]

the hood is higher in the back, how do you adjust the hood?

[kris's66lwb]

Losen the hood hinge and lower them losen it on the fender and push it down losen it so its still stiff but if you hit it with your palm is will move and close the hood with them lose and tap it doqwn and then open it and tighten once its where you want it

[bigblock73]

Originally Posted by dmcclanahan

How do you get the hood to sit all the way down?

Thread hijack

[kris's66lwb]

Let him be

[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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[THE "10" SILVERADO]

I don't know if this helps but here is a direct front view of my truck. 77

[slimneverdies]

That definitely helped... Thanks. I have no clue how I'm going to duplicate that ridge. I might have to start searching for another hood now
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[motornut]

my 78 red,my 79 black
78 external release
79 internal...wana put it in the 78