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I was just wondering if i did buy the right support. I did not take into account the cable release... i guess i shoulda took the latch too.Yes if memory serves the hood latch changed not from years but from manual to cable operated. My '79 was a manual one and I was able to use my old one. On the '78 I did, I had to nix the cable latch and use the '73 manual latch and only two bolt holes exist on the top of the '73 center bracket whereas there are three holes on the core support but the two holes are plenty to secure it. This is all from my memory which can sometimes be suspect but I believe that is the case. My pics wouldn't help since I don't have the cable release on mine.
Looking at your pics i now realize why mine has such a big hole around the latch and yours dont. My hood itself doesnt latch with the big cone shaped ball like yours, mine is a square shaped hook. I guess i have to change the whole top plate on the core support. Heres a picture of the hood on my dads 73 and the hood of my 78 to show the differance im talking about. Sorry about the crappy pic, theres mice living in his.Thanks for the Welcome Dave,
Ted, Wow, I've owned 9 square bodies and I can't remember ever seeing a core support that looked like that around the latch, although I know most of mine have been manual latches and it is quite possible I am just be forgetting about the 1-2 I've had with a cable. Mine is a '79 with a manual latch and this is a pic, so it bolted right in. My latch opens front to back and yours opens side to side so you definitely won't be able to use the 73 latch. I wonder if you can just leave your original latch bolted in and just attach the support to the radiator area and just not bolt in the top? Is there clearance? 4 bolts should be plenty for that support. Oh and you got the right support for a 73/74. Here is my latch
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Now you’ve learned the difference between a male and female. Good for you lil guy. LolLooking at your pics i now realize why mine has such a big hole around the latch and yours dont. My hood itself doesnt latch with the big cone shaped ball like yours, mine is a square shaped hook. I guess i have to change the whole top plate on the core support. Heres a picture of the hood on my dads 73 and the hood of my 78 to show the differance im talking about. Sorry about the crappy pic, theres mice living in his.
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Now you’ve learned the difference between a male and female. Good for you lil guy. Lol