Hood Latch without bulkhead?

[M20Curtis]

Hey all, trying to find pictures to see if its possible to run a hood latch on stock hood if you cut out the rear bulkhead where the heater and wiper unit is hidden. Has anyone done this and not switched to a pin-on fiberglass hood?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[jrkoupe]

Hey all, trying to find pictures to see if its possible to run a hood latch on stock hood if you cut out the rear bulkhead where the heater and wiper unit is hidden. Has anyone done this and not switched to a pin-on fiberglass hood?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

IMO...you have a perfect time to use the ol skool Porsche 911 race style rubber latches...ive seen em on old school 02 race cars as well......like Alpina/GS Tuning etc.......I may do it as well...save money and buy from McMaster and Carr...

or Pegasus or Paragon......

here is one on a trunk...and one side of a hood set up....they come in diff sizes...I think its perfect!!!

[Harv]

But wait.

The hood hold down doesn't have anything to do with the bulkhead by the heater. It bolts to the area behind the strut.

John

[Guest Anonymous]

the center of the latch screws into that in the middle between the bulkead and firewall, and that is where the 'spring' tension comes from. Probably could figure out another way of creating tension, but the stock bar would probably flex/deform at the center without the support in the middle

[Harv]

Oh yea, I forgot about the spring tension. I was just thinking it was a slight support.

John

[RussTii]

I bought these from a company that sells parts for commercial vans, think bread trucks. About $15 the pair. I still have the bulkhead and will probably eliminate it and the latch assembly as these rubber holddowns snug the hood down pretty well.

[TobyB]

If you remove the heater plenum, you'll need to support the center of the

hood somehow (it's not hard)

as it does get some support from the center...

t

[us4736]

just bend up a piece alum like this

[M20Curtis]

Thanks all, many great ideas, i'm just trying to get ideas on how to make this the cleanest possible look. I want zero wires and big M20 Turbo ready to eat anything in its way!