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nkaminar · 05-09-2022, 10:22 AM

A member in our club needs a photo to show him how to install the spring type hood props, shown below, that are inserted around the radiator support rods. Not the kind that is usually found. No instructions are to be found on the web.

Thanks.

Bob C · 05-09-2022, 10:40 AM

Read the product description at the link. https://www.mikes-afordable.com/product/A16714A.html

nkaminar · 05-09-2022, 12:30 PM

The club member needs a photo. The instructions are not enough for him.

alexiskai · 05-09-2022, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

The club member needs a photo. The instructions are not enough for him.

I’ll take pics tonight if nobody else has them handy

nkaminar · 05-09-2022, 07:01 PM

Thanks Alex. That will help a lot. By the way, where in Mebane do you live. I used to live out by the golf course, Saint Andrews Drive.

alexiskai · 05-09-2022, 10:50 PM

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Sorry, it turns out I have the regular kind, not the spring kind. But maybe I can help. The description at Mike's website is badly worded. You don't attach these to the hood rods (the hollow rods that the four hood pieces hinge on), you attach them to the radiator support rods.

At the radiator end, loosen the nuts on one support rod so that it detaches from the radiator
Unscrew both nuts all the way off the rod
Choose the correct hood prop for that side of the car – the rubber end should point out and up
Slide the prop onto the rod, all the way to the other end at the firewall
Insert the hook on the end of the prop into the firewall bracket (see photo); friction should hold the prop in place
Reinstall the nuts on the other end of the rod and re-tighten to the radiator
Repeat on the other side

I live just south of downtown Mebane, along 119 between 70 and the interstate.

goodcar · 05-09-2022, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkaminar

A member in our club needs a photo to show him how to install the spring type hood props, shown below, that are inserted around the radiator support rods. Not the kind that is usually found. No instructions are to be found on the web.

Thanks.

Not trying to change your mind but since we're on the subject, here's a cheaper, simpler alternative for anyone who might be interested.

https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/p...6922&cat=41638

05-09-2022, 10:40 AM	#2
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,748	Re: Photo needed for spring type hood prop Read the product description at the link. https://www.mikes-afordable.com/product/A16714A.html

05-09-2022, 12:30 PM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Photo needed for spring type hood prop The club member needs a photo. The instructions are not enough for him. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

05-09-2022, 07:01 PM	#5
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Photo needed for spring type hood prop Thanks Alex. That will help a lot. By the way, where in Mebane do you live. I used to live out by the golf course, Saint Andrews Drive. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.