gtech636p Posted October 16, 2019 Report Posted October 16, 2019 The supports that go from the center of the hood to the edges. Mine are rusted fairly heavily and have actually contributed to the holes in the sides of my hood. The rusted metal has been cut out ans is slated to be replaced, but are the braces under the hood remanned anywhere? I'd like to replace these at the same time. Quote
JBNeal Posted October 16, 2019 Report Posted October 16, 2019 Kinda doubtful that those braces are made by anybody now...those hoods were only made for 3 model years on a truck that represented less than 10% of the total truck market back then so your best bet is to find some original hoods that are OK or to fab up your own. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted October 16, 2019 Report Posted October 16, 2019 DCM might have, you never know with Steve...I know they repopped the prop rods. Quote
48Dodger Posted October 16, 2019 Report Posted October 16, 2019 Do they have the rubber cap on the end of the support? Most are missing as they rot off etc..... 48D Quote
ggdad1951 Posted October 16, 2019 Report Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, 48Dodger said: Do they have the rubber cap on the end of the support? Most are missing as they rot off etc..... 48D DCM has the caps on their site. Quote
gtech636p Posted October 22, 2019 Author Report Posted October 22, 2019 I'm really bad about reading the first response and then not following up on threads... for now I decided to just patch the hood material and leave the bracing alone. I did receive a question about what I was referring to, and I may be breaking rules by hotlinking pics that don't belong to me, but I was trying to refer to the underhood braces seen in the pic below: Quote
48Dodger Posted October 23, 2019 Report Posted October 23, 2019 That appears to be a 51-53 with the rare VW camper shell package.... So most of the responses were for a 48-50 truck. Sounds like you found a fix. Thumbs up! 48D 1 Quote
Brent B3B Posted October 23, 2019 Report Posted October 23, 2019 45 minutes ago, 48Dodger said: So most of the responses were for a 48-50 truck. Sounds like you found a fix. Thumbs up! 48D visual aid I kinda like the double support.... maybe this way the center section won’t tear ? Quote
gtech636p Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Posted October 23, 2019 Unfortunately, I was trying to describing the parts on the hood itself. Your arrows are in the right place, just move further back in the picture. Quote
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