[cv70chall]

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?

Thanks-

We're getting verrrry close.

[dave-r]

Not sure why you would need larger hinge bolts?

[cv70chall]

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

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[dave-r]

Is this Rallye hood a new reproduction? If so they must be hinting at a flaw in their reproduction.

[christer]

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.

[dave-r]

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?

[Jon]

Are you trying to be factory correct with the bolt appearance also?

[Alaskan_TA]

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

Length is not the issue.

[Jon]

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.

[dave-r]

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.