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: hood blaster May 14th, 02, 10:25 PM I am taking my fiberglass hood tomorrow to trade for a nearly new original cowl hood. The guy needed a fiberglass hood to cut up for his blown motor and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Will my Malibu springs and hinges be ok for the cowl hood or did the cowl hoods have beefier hinges/springs? FO_FDYFO May 15th, 02, 8:39 AM you will need weaker springs. MARTINSR May 15th, 02, 9:29 AM Why don't you swap the springs with the guy while you are at it. I don't know if the springs were different, but I do know that you usually go to weaker springs with the glass hood. So if you were to give him the springs that has been working with the glass hood and you take the ones that have been working with the cowl hood, that just makes sense to me. By the way I have a trick for you to remove the springs. Use a chain about two feet or longer that has has a hook on the end, a flat hook. You hook the hook on the spring hook with the hood down a little so you can get a straight shot at it. You may need to wrap the chain around your wrist. Pull on the chain and it will come right off. ------------------ 1965 Buick Gran Sport Convertible 1965 Buick Skylark H/T "Fan of most anything that moves human beings" blaster May 15th, 02, 11:33 AM Are the hinges the same for the Malibus and the Chevelle SS's? sevt_chevelle May 15th, 02, 5:51 PM The hinges are the same for 70-72 chevelle it doesnt matter if its malibu or cowl induction hood. The springs are what is different, the cowl springs are just a bit stiffer then the regular springs. You can still buy springs from your local GM dealer ------------------ 1970 chevelle 1970 chevelle SS455 not a typo its a buick baby 1949 and 1972 chevy trucks http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/sevt_chevelles blaster May 15th, 02, 7:13 PM Will my regular springs work still? I just picked the hood up today. Not a dent in it. elcamino72 May 15th, 02, 8:22 PM I used the stock springs from my 1972 Elky (which originally had a flat hood) on junkyard special SS hood without a problem. My hood springs seem pretty stiff, I wouldn't want much stiffer. Now, I've heard of guys with weak springs or worn out hinges haveing problems, but their hinges/springs needed replaced anyways. ------------------ Bryan Shook My website with lots of classic cars (http://www.geocities.com/elcamino_1972) 1972 Chevrolet El Camino Options, Codes & Pricing (http://www.geocities.com/elcamino_1972/elky-options.html) Favorite Quote: Some people have shrinks. Some people have their garage. | ||