I am hoping that I can get some suggestions on a good design hood support for my '39 Chevy truck. I have seen different designs at car shows but never seem to catch the owners to ask their opinion, and obviously can't start raising and lowering the hood myself :nono:
Pictures would be fantastic, links also would be helpful, but personal experience / testimonials from those that own them is what I am after.
I have this one Stainless Steel Hood Prop and have seen it for a few bucks less elsewhere. It worked well with my '31 Ford 4 piece hood(I don't have the hood sides on so it's currently on the shelf). The one thing to remember with it is that on a windy day, the hood still needs to be secured with a bungee or similar.
I think Dave probably brought up the best unit out there (Hi Dave!), but I understand this one works as well (I don't have a Hood, so I can't give a personal recommendation)-
Yep, probably best for my use but might have considered what you show though would have cried if I had to drill any more holes in my firewall then I already have.
Thanks guys, after looking at both links, a lot more surfing on the internet, and staring at my old truck with a beer in my hand I decided in about the same amount of time it took me to drink the beer that the stainless steel version was the choice for me.
Thanks again for the input. Only about 99 other little more things to resolve and do and it's on the road.
Hey guys, My Stainless steel hood prop came in today and works wonderful... just needed to cut it in half and add a 24" 3/8" x 3/8" rod to make it span the distance. I suppose a '32 Ford is a little more narrow than my '39 Chevy. The literature did say "may" be used on other 4 piece hoods.
Anyway, after the added section it really works good, but I will heed your advice Dave and bungee it down when working under the hood.
Happy that it worked out for you. Invention is a necessity when working on these cars as practically nothing works quite as described in the catalog I found when building my '31:smash:.
Dave
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