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I've been struggling with the hood on my 36 120. The hinch on the backside won't stay hooked up to the hood. It pops right out when I open the hood on the right side.
I cant get it aligned properly either but I'm thinking it has to do with the hinch. I didn't take the grill shell out or moved it so I'm baffled by the fact that it ain't fitting right. Any suggestions?

Basically a bad design causing your problem in addition to decades of wear. One thing to keep in mind is NOT to open both hood panels at the same time. I believe someone was making new hinges and maybe a poster here will recall who did that. It is a nasty little problem with which to deal. Good luck.

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The San Diego region of Packards International has the reproduction hood hinges.

PI San Diego Region Projects

Those are the hood hinge end anchors from PISD. The hinge itself is not reproduced to my knowledge. I have adapted a modern streetrod hinge to my hood, and can open both sides if I so choose at the same time, however, it was a time consuming and labor intensive process.