Hood Constraint
I was tired of having to place a soft surface between the hood and grille of my 73 to prevent further dents to the hood and paint damage to the grille. So, I installed a hood restraint that only allows the hood to rotate about 10-20 degrees past the balance point. Simple and effective. Was there anything on the 73 from the factory that was supposed to do this? As seen in the pix, I used a short length of 1" strapping. I anchored one end under the rear-most hood ornament screw and the other end under the top of the voltage regulator bracket. Harder to see is the fold at the regulator end, into which I inserted a short length of coat hanger wire to spread the load across the strapping instead of concentrating it at the bolt hole.
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