87 T -Top Salon Build SupremeSpeed

[Clutch]

No there is no motor in the car.

Ok crawl in there with a hooked all and pull the latch release wile you push the hood up use your free hand to guide the spring passed the radiator support

 

[SupremeSpeed]

Ok crawl in there with a hooked all and pull the latch release wile you push the hood up use your free hand to guide the spring passed the radiator support

I will try again but that's exactly what I tried, and it didn't budge. Will keep trying that and hopefully it will give.

 

[Injectedcutty]

If all else fails, one of these should do the trick....

 

[pagrunt]

If all else fails, one of these should do the trick....
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The good old universal fix-it tool. Those make everyone feel like Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor.

 

[Opie Knievel]

More like one of these:

 

[Injectedcutty]

The good old universal fix-it tool. Those make everyone feel like Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor.

Sometimes i call it the tool of persuasion, if I'm pissed then it's a BFH lol!

All joking aside...it might help to have a 2nd set of hands to help pull/tug to try and release the latch and get the spring undone.

 

[SupremeSpeed]

If all else fails, one of these should do the trick....
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I think that is exactly what I will have to do.

 

[SupremeSpeed]

Worked on cleaning old oil and grime from the engine bay. Not yet complete, but way better than it was before.

 

[SupremeSpeed]

I purchased this Oldsmobile 90th Anniversary service manual for the coupe. This will make a nice addition to compliment the interior, once I get around to replacing it. Oh and I can't forget about the 442 rallys.