[the walrus]

I have the hood off the car while swaping the motor. I removed the latch striker from the hood and placed the hood on the roof of the car, on top of a few layers of bed sheets and a piece of cardboard. It will probably stay there for about six months. Does this sound ok ??? I know that it sounds silly, but my mother of all people saw it like that and starting asking questions, making me doubt.

 

[69boo307]

I just leaned mine up against a wall in the garage, out of the way and with no danger of a 'mishap' occuring.

 

[BillK]

Wal,
We used to do it all the time when we were doing engine swaps, but never for that long. We had a couple of old moving blankets we used. I dont see where it should hurt the paint as long as it is not being moved around all the time.

 

[Motorhead62]

Putting the hood on the roof is my current best place to store the hood during engine swaps. I have a giant sheet of 2" thick styro foam I put under the hood and then an old bed spread under that, to protect both the roof and the hood.

 

[ZZ69chevelle]

The guy I got my car from (in pieces) had the hood on the vynil roof for years with a moving blanket under it. Didn't hurt anything. Just be careful not to knock it off or catch a corner of it with your face or something.

 

[Never Satisfied]

I guess I'm a *******, but I somehow persuaded my wife into letting me store my hood in one of our spare bedrooms

 

[COPO]

I'd be worried about the weight doing some sinking acts on the roof.

 

[supersport396_2000]

The hood is pretty heavy but given the right support it would probly be ok, BUT, its easier to fix a dinged hood than it is a dented, caved in roof. I say lay it flat against a wall and strap it to the wall to keep it flat against it.


My car is in the garage and pieces including the hood and dash are in my old bedroom in the basement at mamas house.

 

[Tex66]

Wow, I thought I was the only one that did that! But I'm not all that concernced considering it's a fiberglass hood. But I'd see no problem with a stock hood either.

 

[ssal396]

The last time my motor was out, I had the hood on top of my roof for over a year with no ill affects.. I just put down a moving blanket & a piece of cardboard..

 

[LateNight72]

I guess I'm a *******, but I somehow persuaded my wife into letting me store my hood in one of our spare bedrooms

I've got both quarters and the dash in one of the seasonally spare rooms. And the glass in my room out of the way... :thumbsup:

-Todd

 

[ssal396]

I guess I'm a *******, but I somehow persuaded my wife into letting me store my hood in one of our spare bedrooms

Ya, I have to admit that last year I had my hood & a fender in the living room for a couple of months while I was stripping the undercarage of my car.. My wife drew the line a couple of weeks before x-mas..

 

[ChevysRus]

I would put it on the roof upside down so the weight is not all on the sharp corners. Flip it and spread the weight out on the carboard and blankets. Well that's my H2O down $.02 anyway.

 

[Tom's 68]

I have a nylon rope that is tied to the ceiling

I loop the front - then unbolt the rear

and have a friend help lift the back end up into the rear loop

then just take up some slack to pull it closer to the ceiling

then it gives me some good spots to hang a couple of clip on lamps above my head - right in the area to shine in the engine bay

 

[EddieC67ss]

I have left the hood all winter on the roof. Just make sure you have a thick cushion between.

 

[mild68ss]

Just today I took the hood off of the roof of my 68.
I have had it there on quilted blankets for five months. Wow the time flies.
I left the latch on too. It was just forward of the winshield. It stayed that way too.
I have stored it that way many times.
It happens to turn into a storage bench so don't leave it that way very long.