What fiberglass hood?

[Zspoiler]

I put small springs under the hood pins since there wasn`t a provision for a hood latch. .And that as back in the 1980`s I guess they never learned.

 

[Bomber24]

Well that verifies everything i have heard about unlimited. I am leaning towards a glasstek 5". The easier the fit the better as this is my first project car i just want to kind of get it going lol. It is easier to work on something when its on the road and moving. Thank you everyone for your input i appreciate it!

 

[Zspoiler]

GlasTek hoods seem to have some extra material to fit personally to your car.I have one on my 1979 Z-28 RS Camaro .And it fit nicely .I would get the hood springs from them as well.

 

[64nailhead]

My bolt on cowl is from Unlimited, and the fit and finish was poor to be honest!!!! It required WAY too much prep time, and it's still not perfect! Not to mention the threads to mount it are too small I believe compared to a stock hood. I had to modify a Jeep pop up spring to work as the hood didn't come with any provision for one.

What Jeep hood spring did you use? A pic or two would be great.

My son just bought used hood with no provision for the spring (which seems crazy, silly, stupid to say the least.) Obviously, I'm having issues with the spring giddyup.

I know this is not a current thread, but I can't seem to locate a solution to the spring issue.

 

[Injectedcutty]

What Jeep hood spring did you use? A pic or two would be great.

My son just bought used hood with no provision for the spring (which seems crazy, silly, stupid to say the least.) Obviously, I'm having issues with the spring giddyup.

I know this is not a current thread, but I can't seem to locate a solution to the spring issue.

Jim, gimme a bit and I'll get you some specs on it. I want to say it's for a JK maybe, but not 100%. I do know it's not quite strong enough to pop the hood enough to grab the latch. I plan to add 1/4" between the mount and the hood to make the spring have more tension. If that doesn't work I'll add more.

 

[Injectedcutty]

What Jeep hood spring did you use? A pic or two would be great.

My son just bought used hood with no provision for the spring (which seems crazy, silly, stupid to say the least.) Obviously, I'm having issues with the spring giddyup.

I know this is not a current thread, but I can't seem to locate a solution to the spring issue.

Here ya go Jim. My UP22 hood didn't have a provision either for the spring, only the hinges and safety catch. I just flattened the mount surface, drilled two holes and done. Like mentioned, I'll tweak it some to get more tension.

 

[64nailhead]

Thanks Scott. I'll give it a whack.

The underside of the hood my son just picked up is not very impressive.