| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,076 Posts1,055,924 Members48,430 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 30 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 30 | so how does one keep the hood open on '46 ton and a half? if i let it rest open all the way it seems like it bends the other side of the hood out of shape. can this be right? it sort of bounces it up and down on the cab side. am i missing a clip or hold down on the cab side to hold down that side of the center hinge? thanks | | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | Homer - Most people just put the lower corner of the hood on the top of the cowel. I don't like that because even with the rubber corners it tends to scratch the cowel.
What I did was to fab a support rod that is connected to the radiator support on one end and a rubber foot on the other. It swivels at the radiator support end and the rubber foot goes up under the curved part of the hood. It works real well.
Hope this helps.
George | | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 784 | Homer - Most people just put the lower corner of the hood on the top of the cowel. I don't like that because even with the rubber corners it tends to scratch the cowel.
What I did was to fab a support rod that is connected to the radiator support on one end and a rubber foot on the other. It swivels at the radiator support end and the rubber foot goes up under the curved part of the hood. It works real well.
Hope this helps.
George | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 30 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 30 | i use a stick now but the wind grabs it and lifts the hood, drops the stick and the whole thing comes down. the rod and rubber boot sounds good, thanks | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 85 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 85 | be careful, I would try and make something that is more attached than that... the previous owner of my art deco 1.5 had a scar on his arms where the wind dropped the hood on him... so be careful...
-Mike R. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | My old Jeep CJ5 had a latch on the edge of the windshield frame that grabbed a loop on the hood. It happened to both work for holding up the hood and for holding the windshield frame in the folded down position. Maybe you could fab something like that in a hidden spot? They are available cheaply from Jeep parts vendors.
Paint & Body Shop moderator
A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 71 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 71 | I don't understand why the hood is giving a problem, unless you are missing the hold-down clamp on the cowl. The hood hinge slides under a upside down, u shaped piece of metal, that is bolted down to the cowl, while the front end of the hinge, slides into the bull nose curved piece, bolted to the top grille. I have the rubber corners on the back end, of the side hoods and rest them on the cowl, inside of the cowl weather stripping. My hood rubbers came from Steele I think, and are about 18 years old. They have never scratched the Imron paint and hold the hood open, on either side or both, unless there is a small hurricane blowing. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 63 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 63 | Does anyone have a picture of the rear hood latch hold down for a 41-46 chev 3/4 ton. The bar on the hood side doesnt reach all the way to the cowl | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 | The rod should slide into a bracket fastened to the firewall. The rod is approx 1 inch short from reaching the firewall.
Maybe the latch bracket is missing??? :confused:
No better smell than that of fresh paint. I've been building and painting cars/trucks for 47 years. Not gonna stop now. http://www.coxcustomcars.com/ | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | I just sent you some photos
Tim
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | |
|
|
| |
