This is probably a dumb question but, how do I get the hood off properly? In the Les Andrews book it shows two nuts and lock washers holding the rear support backet on. Is this only for the '28-'29? It shows it under the cowl lip in the book. I can't see or feel any nuts under where the screws hold that bracket it on. Is it threaded into the cowl on a '30?
'30 coupe hood bracket?
- Thread starter Jeff M
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BILL WILLIAMSON
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Just remove the screws & the bracket & hood, then you can see the "D" shaped nuts that are permanently installed in the body. Bill W.
Tom Wesenberg
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D nuts fit into a D shaped hole to keep the nut from turning, and the thin lip on one end of the D nut is bent over to keep the nut locked in the hole.
Marco Tahtaras
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The '30-31 rear hood hinge bracket is actually attached to cage nuts to allow some left/right adjustment. They will stay in place assuming no unusual damage which is very rare.
BILL WILLIAMSON
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Clarification:
Just listen, the "CAGED" nut sings, the "D" nut only knows one "NOTE"! (Like, ding, ding, ding!)
Buster T.
Just listen, the "CAGED" nut sings, the "D" nut only knows one "NOTE"! (Like, ding, ding, ding!)
Buster T.