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By Jim Rowe - 18 Years Ago
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Guys,
I was on the way to a shop for some transmission work on my 56 Fairlane when at 50 MPH the hood "FLEW OPEN".
Well it was a moment I will remember for a while. Wrapped the hood onto the top. Didn't break the new windshield or even dent the top. As you would expect the hood is now "u" shaped. It did however mess with the tops of the fenders.
Not bragging but I did win 2 first's this year in the modified class against some scrubs. I will put it back so we Ford guys can show them that these cars are crowd pleasers.
Lucky I have a spare hood................But does anyone have a passenger side hood hinge? I think it's to bent to straighten.
Jim
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By Gerry - 18 Years Ago
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Jim I have a hinge and in Southern California. If you don't find one closer to home let me know. Gerry
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By Tom Compton - 18 Years Ago
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Bummer, Jim. Glad the damage was limited and you did not have a wreck or get hurt. My 56 hood jumped up on the safety latch once. Very unnerving. Tried to come up with a good way to put pins on it. Wound up readjusting the latch and making sure it closed correctly every time it is closed. TC
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By MoonShadow - 18 Years Ago
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I took a tip from Walley Kirsten and put hood pins on the front lip of the hood pointing down. Drilled holes in the top of the grill opening and put the pins in through the grill. Works great and will not fly up. I'm even thinking of running my new setup without the hood latch. Chuck in NH
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By 56 effie - 18 Years Ago
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Bad news about the (bonnet as we call it down under) but what is a scrub? 56 effie.
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By Moz - 18 Years Ago
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g'day jim bad luck about the car at least your alright 56 effie a scrub is any car thats name starts wih ch & ends in y & has a bowtie in its grille from what i have heard apparently some one other than his royal highness henry ford has built an engine
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By Tom Compton - 18 Years Ago
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Great Explanation!
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By Canadian Hot Rodder - 18 Years Ago
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I saw Wally's set-up and it looks preety neat. I just made up a saftey chain after I saw the same thing happen to a freinds car. I just use two quick connect clevis hooks (for lack of a better term) and secure one end to the bracing under the hood and the other to the radiator support rod. This way there is no drilling or modifying of any parts. If the hood latch fails, the worst damage I would have would be a bent support rod, which I could easily fix.  Rob
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By Jim Rowe - 18 Years Ago
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Guys,
Thanks for the support. I'm glad you have some ideas on a fix. I will " get r done ".
Happy Thanksgiving to all my "Y" brothers!
Jim
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By Jim Rowe - 18 Years Ago
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OOPS.... Didn't mean to offend any of my great north of the border "Y" brothers or the great ones from south of the equator.
I have a happy thanksgiving day everyday I wake up since the US Army infantry 66-68. Everything is great even a pealed back hood. AS Paul Harvey would say I'm just trying to live "the rest of the story".
Enjoy your cars....... I do mine!
Jim
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By carl - 18 Years Ago
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Jim if you cant find a single hood hinge let me know i have a set but really dont want to sell just one but will if you need it carl
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By unibodyboy - 18 Years Ago
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Jim,
I just got out of the infantry also, four years(five tours). Thank God for Y-Blocks and ten fingers/ten toes!!!
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By Moz - 18 Years Ago
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g'day jim no offence taken down here in aussie were all too laid back even though we dont have thanks giving i think evryday i wake up & i can smell the roses & drive a car with a y block is a day of thanksgiving tom thanks for the comment i laughed while i wrote that post
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By pegleg - 18 Years Ago
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I could be wrong on this, but I think Canada has a Holiday around now also. May not be Thanksgiving, but similar, so does Britain. (UK).
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By PWH42 - 18 Years Ago
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Jim, If you still need a hinge,and a 55 is the same I have one you can have.It's still on the car,but I can get it off easily.
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By Canadian Hot Rodder - 18 Years Ago
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No offence taken as we already had our Thanks Giving holiday back in October. The nice thing is that my Mother-In-Law is from Boston, so I get two turkey dinners!  I just don't get the day off work like you guys.  Rob
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By MoonShadow - 18 Years Ago
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Guy Fawkes day?
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 18 Years Ago
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Canadian Hot Rodder: What do you mean, day off. Since I retired I don't get any holidays, vacations, paid sick days, birthday off, etc, etc. Quit complaining. Happy Thanksgiving with your MIL, my friend. John
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By marvsmerc - 18 Years Ago
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Hi Jim, Your 100% right, everyday is thanksgiving! 11B10 Infantry all the way to Vietnam 68 to 69, Draftee! You can't offend us northern boy's either. I was side by side with you "rebel" good guys! This past spring I posted my "nightmare" with my hood flying up. My fault though for never checking the safety latch which the spring was broke. As for hood hinges, I had mentioned here before, that I got rebuilt ones at SMS Restorations in Champlain,NY. They specialize in rebuilt hinges for old cars & advertize in Hemmings. They are kind of expensive but worth it! Just punch that name in Google & it should come up. Have a great Thanksgiving! Mike
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By pegleg - 18 Years Ago
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Rob, So then you just play hookey on Thanksgiving (US version)??
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By Canadian Hot Rodder - 18 Years Ago
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Frank, I would love to play hookey (or is that hockey!), but the company I work for was just aquired by Johnson Controls and I don't want to push my luck with our new bosses! Oh and John, I wouldn't complain, from what Frank tells me, your life IS a holiday! Hehehe 
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By Jim Rowe - 18 Years Ago
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PWH42.... Paul, I sent you a PM. Haven't heard from you. I could sure use that 55 hinge. Passenger side. Let me know what you want and where to send the check. My email is mjrowe@cox.net I look forward to hearing from you. I'm in Elkhorn, NE and my Daughter and Son in Law live in NIXA, MO they are always coming north and we go south as well. Maybe we can meet up. Thanks Jim
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By pegleg - 18 Years Ago
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Rob Yeah, but we don't even get a paid Holiday for Christmas!! If you'd seen him thrashing on his combine a month ago trying to get his beans in, Holiday would have been the last thought on your mind. I won't go near his house on days like that, fear, raw unadulterated fear is all that stops me!!
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By Canadian Hot Rodder - 18 Years Ago
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Frank, John should attach the front end of the combine to the Hurican, he'd have the feild done in secons flat!!! Rob
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By Canadian Hot Rodder - 18 Years Ago
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Not sure if it's my typing or my computer, but I assure you I can spell better that that previous post! It almost looks like I am trying to type "Aussie Style" ! Rob
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By pegleg - 18 Years Ago
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What's a feild? IZ zat Canadien, eh?
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By Moz - 18 Years Ago
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hey rob i hope your talking about queensland spelling & not victoria spelling
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By Canadian Hot Rodder - 18 Years Ago
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Moz, your right I should not have refered to ALL of Aussie land, it is just a certain individual from Queensland that gives the continent a bad rap! (mentioning no names of course) Rob
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By LON - 18 Years Ago
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Did someone mention my name ??? Everyone knows ,the hardest 3 years of a Canadians life is the 4th Grade !!!!Yes ,Rob I have been quiet of late .Just waiting for you to do something .I just wish I could post some "sheep " jokes on this site . Regards Lon
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By Canadian Hot Rodder - 18 Years Ago
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Lon, now you wouldn't want to do that and insult your girl friends! Besides, do you want your lovely wife Lynne to find out about all those sheep???????
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