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Originally Posted by Ken/Alabama
Here’s my two cents about the hood hinge bolts. In the picture is what I believe to be the correct bolt for attaching the hinges to the hood located on the far left. I removed this bolt from my original 40 sedan for this picture. The next bolt is also correct from Third Gen. Silver cad plated bolt will work but not correct.wrong plating,thin head and has markings on the head. The bolt on the far right is totally wrong for this application even though I constantly see it advertised as correct hood hinge bolt for 39-40. Very thick head and large shoulder and is very long.
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The bolt to the left appears to be the correct bolt for the hinge to hood.
Any bolt with identification marks is wrong anywhere on a '40.
Originally these bolts were not plated as they were painted prior to the hood being installed.
That shoulder bolt in your photo is, as you thought, not correct for either a '39 or a '40 hood hinge.
It may work at the top connection on the hood support. However, NOT correct at all.