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Old 11-11-2025, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by '69Novajoe View Post
So, now that I have a running driving car again.....what’s next? Well, since I can’t drive it uncorked (or I can if I’d like a big fat ticket!!) I needed a way to get it to the muffler shop and an alignment shop (because of the new tubular a-arms). I was hoping to get the hood installed before all of that but try as we might, my son and I couldn’t figure it out!! Here the hood gets to see the light of day after 2 years under a blanket in the garage!! And I still can't believe it's the best panel on the whole car, which is amazing because it's the original paint she was born with!!! (It took another friend a few days later, who had helped me in the past, to do his “magic” getting it installed!!)

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Hey Joe.....If you put studs in the hood (instead of using bolts), it's super easy to get it on and off the car. I've done that in multiple hot rod builds over the years. FYI, I usually Loctite (blue) the studs in the hood. Then you just use a washer and nut on the hinge side. Here's a pic of Jane's hood setup (you might have to zoom in)...



Your car looks and sounds awesome!

Wayne

Last edited by Arrowsmith; 11-11-2025 at 05:04 PM.
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