NOT MINE. Mopar abody no lift k-member brackets kit for suspension and engine removal&install

RustyRatRod said

Yeah I get it. But removing the hood always, ALWAYS makes big work in the engine bay easier. It's like in the other thread where the guy's asking about resealing the oil pan on a slant 6. I say pull the engine. Like every other guy I recommend that too, he's fighting against it. It's just SO easy to do, yet guys do everything they can to avoid it and always end up working harder. Same with pulling a hood. Guys will do everything in their power to keep from doing it. Makes zero sense.

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My 1985 M-B 300D hood can be propped to vertical, so no removal required. I didn't know that when I swapped in a new engine so removed the hood. I was clever enough to first drill two 1/16" holes thru each bracket into the hood so I could bolt it back perfectly. Learned that after removing the hood in my 1969 Dart, relying on a Sharpie outline. I spent a long time trying to get the hood re-aligned since marks don't suffice. I'm guessing the factory aligned the hood with a guy in the engine bay before they installed the K-frame assembly from below.