69 442 - Hood Hinges
#1
69 442 - Hood Hinges
Surprisingly ran into another issue.
As I am installing the hood hinges I realized that the driver side fender doesn't have nuts for the screws thru the hinges..
(see pics below) I ended up putting the bolt on reverse with washers but now I can't close the hood.
Than I realized that the hood is missing the inner nut for the bolt thru the top part of the hinge.
(See pics below)
Not sure if anyone has ran into this problem before. Not sure what to do. Any help or recommendations is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
As I am installing the hood hinges I realized that the driver side fender doesn't have nuts for the screws thru the hinges..
(see pics below) I ended up putting the bolt on reverse with washers but now I can't close the hood.
Than I realized that the hood is missing the inner nut for the bolt thru the top part of the hinge.
(See pics below)
Not sure if anyone has ran into this problem before. Not sure what to do. Any help or recommendations is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
#2
Your fender appears to be a 1968 fender. Are the holes for the hinges punched or drilled in the fender? Someone may have modified the early fender to fit. Later service replacement fenders came with provisions for mounting both 68 and 69 hinges.
#3
As for the hood portion, any advice on? Seems like a such a small thing to go get a whole new hood. Am I going to have to cut into it or switch it out from another hood?
#4
Typical flange nut:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-5-1...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
#5
If the hood hinge steps in the back like the 68 hinge I'd weld a flange nut to the underside of the hood. One of my cage nuts was stripped on my 68 hood and I threaded a metric bolt into it but it appears yours is missing completely
Typical flange nut:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-5-1...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
Typical flange nut:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-5-1...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
Will keep you all updated.
Thanks again!
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