I have finnaly found a nice 68 442 hood

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March 6th, 2015, 05:36 PM

kjr442

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I have finnaly found a nice 68 442 hood

This took much longer then I had thought it would, but thanks to rktolds the search is over.
the crazy thing, but good for me, is that it was right here in Texas.

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March 6th, 2015, 06:46 PM

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I sent that one I had to Alabama and Fastenal folded it in half for me.

Glad you found one.

March 6th, 2015, 07:07 PM

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I sent that one I had to Alabama and Fastenal folded it in half for me.

Glad you found one.

thank you. I am lucky on this one for sure. this hood is rust free, but has a small dent near the front, in the center. One cool thing, it has been in storage for about 30 years, and still has the original insulator on it.

March 6th, 2015, 07:51 PM

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I had no idea these hoods were so hard to come by, it seems that the 68 hood is more prone to rust then any other year.

March 6th, 2015, 09:22 PM

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Glad you were able to make a deal on that hood. It sounds like he has a few things for sale. Can't wait to take a look.

Matt

March 6th, 2015, 09:43 PM

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Glad you were able to make a deal on that hood. It sounds like he has a few things for sale. Can't wait to take a look.

Thanks Matt. Scott / David have a bunch of parts, and he is s distributor for Fusic.
Thank you so much gor this lead.

Matt

March 7th, 2015, 01:50 AM

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Does the original insulator have a 4" round hole cut into it that fits over the rad cap when the hood is closed??

March 7th, 2015, 03:37 AM

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Glad you finally found one Kevin. I have two guys around me that are looking for them too

March 7th, 2015, 04:01 AM

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Does the original insulator have a 4" round hole cut into it that fits over the rad cap when the hood is closed??

Lol I had to go back and look at all the pictures, yes it has the 4" hole.

March 8th, 2015, 11:35 AM

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Here is one that is pretty close to me. Not a 442 hood though but in decent condition. I could go by and get more pics if someone is interested.

http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/pts/4896748073.html

March 8th, 2015, 12:02 PM

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Congrats! That will save both the costs and risks of shipping one across the country.

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March 8th, 2015, 12:18 PM

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Congrats! That will save both the costs and risks of shipping one across the country.

John

Thanks John. You know, after a search like this, I was expecting to pay out the nose for a rust free hood. I think I did good at 350.00
These 68 442 hoods are scarce in this condition.