1933 Raised Hood Catch

[FrankWest]

When I lift up my hood it sometimes catches and stays up and sometimes slips down. What should be there to catch the hood edge and hold it up and keep it from falling?
Perhaps my hood sections are connected together to stiff and do not fold over far enough, I lubricated them hinges with Gibbs oil and folded them over more and now it seems the center of Gravity back far enough to keep the hood from falling down. Is that they way it was intended to work?

[fourfords]

Nothing on the '33. The 34's have a catch. I bought one of those hood support brackets that clamp to the radiator/firewall rods. Works good. Buy 'em at any parts distributor.

[Jason in TX]

Here is a stainless hood prop kit.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedw...-Kit,2957.html

Mounts across your radiator support rods. An arm folds out and holds your hood up.

FYI - When you go down the highway and something is rattling like crazy and sounds like it's going to fall off your car, it may be your new hood supports. I had to wrap electrical tape on mine to make them quiet. I thought for a long time I was loosing a water pump or something.

[Terry,OH]

see page 2-15 of the restoration book for the difference in the top corners of the radiator 33 & 34.

[FrankWest]

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Originally Posted by Terry,OH

see page 2-15 of the restoration book for the difference in the top corners of the radiator 33 & 34.

Thanks, looks just like what I have. I think the right side of my hood was too stiff and didn't fold back easily enough, if it folded up far enough then the center of gravity of the folded hood side is above and beyond the top so that it will sit there and needs no clasp, right? I oiled the inside of the hood hinges and pushed it over the top...seems to work.