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Hey all just a quick double check before i jump on it...

The hood on my 54 3600 got a bit crumpled in the nose area around the front emblem. A fairly straight hood from a 49 just came up for sale locally for $50 and i figure easy swap and less bodywork.

Question: will the 49 hood fit on the 54 with no major problems?

Ive searched a little and a found a thread in which the builder went the opposite way - put a 54 hood on a 49 and said it worked.

Seems like the only difference is where the holes for the front hood emblem to mount are located (which is a simple fix) and maybe the side emblem holes as well.

My major Q i guess would be overall fitment to the cowl/fenders/grill and weather or not the hood latch/shroud mechanism is compatible between the years? Don't think they ever changed the hood springs...

For $50 i probably can't go wrong but figured id run it by the great minds of Stovebolt first.

Thanks in advance

Chooglin

I have mounted a 54 hood on a 49 (all Chevrolet). It fit absolutely perfectly with the 54 hood catch and the 49 hood latch. Therefore, I cannot imagine any problems putting 47-53 hood on a 54 truck. The 47-53 hood front emblem holes (four of them) are recessed. I believe that the 54 emblem will still work.
The 49 hood will have extra holes on the sides for the 3100 emblems below the CHEVROLET emblems.
Carl