[Shotimes] hood hinge screw thingy

[Dave]

They are slip on cage type nuts. Easily removed from the hood side and 
you can replace them junkyard body shop etc should all have them.
Dave

Zach Leahy wrote:

>Jason,
>
>Don't know if you have found out whether your parts are available, but
>you could alwys get by with some self tapping sheet metal screws
>through the hinge and into the hood substructure...  that or weld it
>in place....
>
>Hell, weld it shut.... and the doors... and take the widows out.... 
>Be like Bo and Luke.
>
>Z
>
>On 4/13/05, Hartberger, Jason M.  AT3 (AW) <hartbejm@roosevelt.navy.mil> wrote:
>  
>
>>I have a problem. I can't get the screw that goes into the hood hinge to
>>thread into the little receptacle thingy. The whole concept seems utterly
>>rediculous and I am now reduced to driving about with two screws in the hood
>>on the right side, the two hood support struts, and .5 screws on the left
>>side (it's in there, but it spins freely and if I pull hard it comes right
>>out). The left side of the hood flaps up and down a disturbing amount, and
>>though I'm not worried about it flying off, I do worry about damage. Is
>>there any way I can get another little screw receptacle thread thingy into
>>the hood? where would I get those? I need like three of them... ooh, and
>>some new screws too; I have no idea where the other screw that goes into the
>>hood left. Al, do you have some maybe? Can I get them new? is it possible to
>>get new ones in? Do I need a new hood?
>>
>>God, I hate those things. I wish I could just drive around with it off... it
>>would help with cooling :P, but the gas mileage might go down a tad :(....
>>it would certainly look a lot cooler, though!
>>
>>Jason
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