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stuck hood latch on 1952 3100 #881371 09/09/2012 7:39 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2 Mich T tavishdad Moderated
tavishdad Moderated T Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2 Mich	Just putting it back together after a frame off restore and we closed the hood and the pin was not aligned properly and it is now stuck in the lower latch. So, we can't get the hood open. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to get in there to pry the pin to free it from the latch?

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stuck hood latch on 1952 3100	tavishdad	09/09/2012 7:39 PM
Re: stuck hood latch on 1952 3100	GMONIZ	09/09/2012 9:10 PM
Re: stuck hood latch on 1952 3100	Dkelly	09/11/2012 7:21 PM
Re: stuck hood latch on 1952 3100	truckernix	09/13/2012 8:33 PM

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