Standard to R/T Hood hingle bolts question

Postby cv70chall » 18 Aug 2008 18:04

I'm finally ableto replace the standard hood on my 1970 with a Rallye hood and was told the hinges and fit would be fine, but that I might need larger hinge bolts.
Any information on this and where I might acquire a set of these bolts?

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Postby dave-r » 19 Aug 2008 8:09

Not sure why you would need larger hinge bolts? :?
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Re: Hinge Bolts

Postby cv70chall » 19 Aug 2008 12:51

I was told by the nice fellas at AMD and Goodmark that in some case, the hinge bolts need to be larger.

????? :s006:
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Postby dave-r » 19 Aug 2008 13:25

Is this Rallye hood a new reproduction? If so they must be hinting at a flaw in their reproduction.
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Postby christer » 19 Aug 2008 15:10

From the YearOne catalog:

H774 Reproduction R/T hood: Correct for 1971-74 models only, but will fit 1970 models if larger hinge bolts are used.

I am quite sure that it just is regular UNC bolts. They shoud be very easy to get hold of.
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Postby dave-r » 19 Aug 2008 20:57

Hang on. Do they actually mean LARGER bolts or LONGER bolts?

They go into captive nuts so I was thinking that larger bolts would be tricky? :roll:
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Postby Jon » 19 Aug 2008 22:30

Are you trying to be factory correct with the bolt appearance also?
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Postby Alaskan_TA » 20 Aug 2008 1:07

1970 hoods use a smaller diameter bolt than the 1971 & newer hoods.

Length is not the issue.
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Postby Jon » 20 Aug 2008 2:37

Interesting subject. My 70 hood bolt is 1/2" hex head with 5/16" coarse thread and an integral washer. The later models would be 3/8"??

I also heard the construction of the hood is a bit different due to newer crash safety regulations.
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Postby dave-r » 20 Aug 2008 7:49

Ah. So if you need to use the larger bolts how do you get around the captive nut problem? :?

It would have been a lot easier if they had made the bolt holes the smaller size. That way they could be drilled out for use on a later model. :roll:
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