Re: Geneva, IL Concours de Elegance

Posted by BigKev On 2018/8/27 9:00:38

On another note, I had several people ask me if I was having problems with the spring on my hood as I have the hood propped open.

My hood springs as fine, but I do this for a few reasons at car shows:

1) So people can see the engine, vs it being closed.
2) So people can see the hood ornament at a comfortable level. It is always a photographed element.
3) With the hood fully up, it's hard to see the ornament and also it destroys the lines of the car.
4) The most important reason... To keep people from injuring them by running into those sharp hood corners. Over the years, I've had a couple of people that have clocked/gouge themselves on those corners. Myself included.
5) Maybe an interesting exercise in human nature, but if the hood was wide open people look from a distance and move on. But with the only partially open, curiosity takes over and the come up to the car to peek and that tends to lead folks to ask about the car.

I found that the OEM tire iron, if inserted from the passenger of the hood latch and turned downward, will perfect sit in the latch slide notch and hold it securely without scratching any paint.