Part 10 – Hood Prop

[Aggressor]

Rod,

I always enjoy seeing your work. It's a fine install and the plastic grommet is a good idea.

-Geary

[brfutbrian]

rod, sweet.

[RJacobsen]

This is how to cover the “L” shaped hole.
Add to material list 1” x ½” x 1 ½” aluminum and machine backside as shown below.



Polish and install on hood over ugly hole.



Fabricate clip from sheet aluminum, Polish, line inside with black duct tape to protect prop rod and screw to inner fender.



Then thank Tony for the constructive criticism.
Thanks Tony, I didn’t like the looks of that hole in the hood either.

[Naumoff]

Rod,
It looks great. And don't thank me, I wasn't criticizing I was just asking.

You have great skills!

[RJacobsen]

Tony, I didn’t take it as criticism (wrong word to use) but it did get me thinking. When I first built the prop rod it just fit into the original hole in the hood. I remembered that some of the guys had added a strap to keep the prop in place in case of wind at car shows. That’s when I added the hook to the end. I thought I would get by with a nice slotted hole but the prop wanted to slide to the top of the slot, making the hook potentially not grab when needed. By making the “L” shaped slot that problem was solved but it left a fairly large hole in the hood. I was honestly OK with the hole and planned to just clean it up some until you mentioned a bezel. I like it a lot better now.