67 coronet.....You dirty S.O.B!

[krowbar]

Just curious... How many times have you hit your head on the hood latch while working on your car? GREAT engineering!

 

[67 coronet]

i thought you were calling me a name.lol.you need to bleed to love these rides.

 

[Cranky]

When I first started working on cars, I did that a few times but that was all that was needed....been 35 years since. Maybe it's because I use the safety latch to hang my drop light on? But on the other hand, I put a fiberglass hood on my 66 Belvedere nearly 25 years ago

 

[mightymopar]

First order of business, that friggin thing comes off. Hit my head on it when I was 18, now 66 and still doin it. If only I could learn something. Different 67 but same dumb me.

 

[MarPar]

cut a hole in a tennis ball and stick 'er on there. wont hurt...as much lol

 

[daredevil]

66 too!Have drawn blood. Look at my avatar. I got mad and ripped the sob off.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Wear a hard hat.

 

[Seax440Dodge]

Many a tool has been thrown MLB style due to that damn latch... Enough that the first 2 bolts that get turned under the hood are the 2 that hold that mother f'er on!!!!!

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

When I first started working on cars, I did that a few times but that was all that was needed....been 35 years since. Maybe it's because I use the safety latch to hang my drop light on? But on the other hand, I put a fiberglass hood on my 66 Belvedere nearly 25 years ago

:iamwithstupid: Yep, after the first couple times you learn to avoid it. My first couple times were back in 1973, it'll be 40 years this August I've been under that hood.

I also hang the trouble light there.

 

[tallhair]

Been there .. and btw I also learned pretty young not to wear a ball cap while working under the hood or reaching into the trunk (blocks upward peripheral vision)

 

[68383GTS]

All the time....LOL

 

[snakeoil24]

**** that latch, smash it with a sledge Hamer or bring it here and ill torch it with my cutting torch

 

[kdtjb]

cut a hole in a tennis ball and stick 'er on there. wont hurt...as much lol

Wonderful idea.

 

[moparlee]

cut a hole in a tennis ball and stick 'er on there. wont hurt...as much lol

I have also used the the tennis ball trick for many years. It's nice and cushy when your head does hit it.

 

[Cranky]

I bang my head more when wearing a hard hat. Like tallhair says, ball caps (hard hats too) block upward peripheral vision.

And I've see the tennis ball trick numerous times over the years. Had a buddy sneak up from behind me while I was looking under the hood and poked me in the side of my ribs and I banged my head pretty good when I jumped. Got him back by spraying brake wash directly at the tip of his welding rod about a week later. He unassed his welding hood pretty fast! He was kinda piss about it but after asking him if he banged his head he calmed down lol

 

[ws27]

All the time here too. Just don't take it off. Any idea what will happen when the primary latch fails and the secondary isn't there? Not good.

 

[krowbar]

Lol these are GREAT replies !! Glad I'm not the only one:angry9:

 

[kb67mopar]

Lol these are GREAT replies !! Glad I'm not the only one:angry9:

I've been lucky so far....maybe its because my hood has been hanging in the shed for a year and a half.

 

[krowbar]

I've been lucky so far....maybe its because my hood has been hanging in the shed for a year and a half.

We'll don't walk next to it..that som Bitch will still get you. It's evil I say!

 

[19polara64]

Ya, you wouldn't take that latch off if you've ever had a hood come open at 70mph. Hard to see through the tiny gap between the hood and the cowl LOL. 59 dodge pu, lucked out though, they have a lip over the windshield so it didn't break the glass!:hello2: