I've hit my head on it for the last time....

[Hemirunner]

It's now a soon to be forgotten relic. I'm under the hood way to often to have to deal with this damned thing.

 

[eldubb440]

try one of these

 

[Z-Man]

One will put a gash in your head, the other will take out an eye.

 

[65wgn440]

Exactly !!! Think safety people !! Do it right !

 

[Jcharger]

Try a hat. I'm bald and the hat is a must not just for that thing, but for others.

 

[Bb70charger500]

I have a styrofoam block I got from the art store I cut a hole in it and it slides right on no gashs anymore

 

[eldubb440]

One will put a gash in your head, the other will take out an eye.

no ****! ....... I almost killed a buddy of mine with one....... we had a canoe bungeed down hard and I let it slip, whizzed right by his head with amazing force and speed....... there ought to be a law

as for the hood thingy, wear a helmet

 

[The Capitan]

A friend of my took one off his 69 Imperial and not much long after on a full throttle blast the hood opened. No damage but had to be fun to see happen.

 

[RT K_line]

I thought that same thing then as mentioned above not long after that my hood didn't latch completely and opened. My hood did get damage though. I didn't drive slow back then. Live and learn. Safety for a reason.

 

[HawkRod]

It's now a soon to be forgotten relic. I'm under the hood way to often to have to deal with this damned thing.
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I think someone truly evil designed that thing. When I take my car to car shows, I slip a tennis ball over it to protect people's heads (including my own!). I'm not sure anyone could design a more painful and nasty device!

...but I keep it on the car since I would hate to destroy or damage an original Air Grabber hood...

 

[Dennis H]

Yes, the tennis ball helps. Always use it at car shows. Don't forget to remove before closing hood. It can be difficult to dig out.

 

[747mopar]

It's now a soon to be forgotten relic. I'm under the hood way to often to have to deal with this damned thing.
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I laughed when I saw this post, it wasn't that long ago that I said the same thing! Used to get so ticked off driving that spike into my head.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Haven't had the old bird long enough to be gouged by its talon but I fear it will happen eventually. If it does happen atleast I'll have something up there besides a bald spot. Cool bloody scars are all the rage.

 

[Budnicks]

I had to snicker a bit when I read the title
But;
I have a lift off pinned on A12 hood on my RR
no more damn latch to the forehead

those things are brutal

 

[dieseldazzle]

True b body guy had a scar or three from the safety catch lol

 

[Martin460]

Is there some way to modify hood hinges? So hood can stay approx. around 5 inch higher? I know we still hit our heads as i am 6 1/2 f.

 

[69a100]

Try a hat. I'm bald and the hat is a must not just for that thing, but for others.

Cr8crshr will give you a good argument on that, and he's bald too! I should know, seen it all to often!

 

[65-440]

whacked my head way too many times on my coronet latch, now I use a "direct connection" tennis ball !!!

 

[Hemirunner]

A friend of my took one off his 69 Imperial and not much long after on a full throttle blast the hood opened. No damage but had to be fun to see happen.

I have the center latch and both hood pins. I'm not worried. It's never going back on.

 

[67 coronet]

" Da Claw " has taken out more people then any other auto part.