Sam Buchanan Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) The hood release inside the cabin is a nice touch on my '48, but I've often wondered how in the world would I release the hood if something broke in the release cable. The front of the car is pretty much assembled from the inside out and releasing a captive hood, though no doubt possible, would be a major aggravation. I decided a belt and suspenders approach could alleviate this unfortunate scenario. Here is a little shop project that won't take more than an hour but could prevent many hours of frustrations. All we need is an emergency hood release. The release is a short length of flex cable, a handle made out of a piece of tubing and a bug nut. The cable has a Z-bend on one end which fits in a small hole drilled in the hood release latch. The other end of the cable goes through the inner left front fender: Here is the release handle inside the inner fender, completely out of the way until it needs to save the day: The release works flawlessly.....and a kidnapped hood latch will no longer be on my "Awwwh SHOOT!" list. ? Edited June 1, 2020 by Sam Buchanan 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 this is good and being totally proactive.....and most I bet just sat on the couch and did the armchair sport cheers....I worked on the barn myself...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48ply1stcar Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 Great now I can do something else before I finish the other stuff I started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Buchanan Posted June 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, 48ply1stcar said: Great now I can do something else before I finish the other stuff I started. Sorry 'bout that....... ? To make this even simpler, the cable housing really isn't necessary. A bare length of wire would work fine since the release only has to function one time. Edited June 3, 2020 by Sam Buchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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