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canadair

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69 cowl hood and hinges
« on: June 23, 2011, 10:36:25 AM »
how do you identify between a GM and repro cowl hood, and did the cowl hood use differant hood springs.

bertfam

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Re: 69 cowl hood and hinges
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2011, 01:43:02 PM »
Regarding the differences, read THIS. Especially post 15.

Regarding the springs, read THIS.

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Re: 69 cowl hood and hinges
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2011, 03:20:17 PM »
Also go to the home page and look under "Numbers Decode", down near the very end.  Shows original date stamping and another pic of a hood left rear corner.  I've seen some stamps that are halfway off the edge, or lightly stamped so you may need to remove any built-up layers of paint to find it. 

 

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