‘66 Barracuda “hood rods”??

[Kev’s66Fish]

My new hood will be here in a few weeks, and I’m trying to get everything ready for it. I acquired all the latch parts for the front, but I don’t have any springs on my hinges. As I did some Googlin’, I realized they used crisscrossing rods to keep the hood open. I have had 0 luck, so far, finding these, or what to even properly call them. Is this the best option, or has anyone else found another/better way to do the job? Thanks in advance for the input.

 

[cosgig]

I have a set of those for you, message if you’re interested in them!

 

[66jim]

I would reinstall the original setup with the torsion rods, they work good,last forever. No need to reinvent the wheel.

 

[65 Dartman]

I also have a set if a deal with Cosgig falls through.

 

[Kev’s66Fish]

My new hood will be here in a few weeks, and I’m trying to get everything ready for it. I acquired all the latch parts for the front, but I don’t have any springs on my hinges. As I did some Googlin’, I realized they used crisscrossing rods to keep the hood open. I have had 0 luck, so far, finding these, or what to even properly call them. Is this the best option, or has anyone else found another/better way to do the job? Thanks in advance for the input.

Good deal. I messaged you Cosgig. I failed to mention I’ll be using them on a fiberglass hood from VFN. Will the weight difference cause any issues?

 

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Getting Rid of the Hood Torsion Springs on the Early A-Body

Here is an option, not all want to change the original, I did. I believe this is a cleaner look. Some have also put even more modern hydraulic struts,there are a couple of posts showing how they did it.