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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: drtbikkid on May 27, 2011, 09:13:10 am

Title: Hood Stuck Closed
Post by: drtbikkid on May 27, 2011, 09:13:10 am
my 78 K10 doesn't have an inside latch and the hood spring (singular) is garbage. i was doing some wheeling and must have torqued the body because the hood wont open. it has never been easy, had to us a big screw drive and a hammer to get it open, and a buddy sitting on the kink in the hood above the drivers side wheel to get it closed. now i think the lever up front is bent up so far fromt he hammering it wont release. I'm gonna do hood pins if i can just get it open. is there ANY way to get around the lever thats bent? I'm starting to think last resorts. any help would help.
Title: Re: Hood Stuck Closed
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 27, 2011, 10:26:51 am
wow you go by your quote now dont ya lol.
Title: Re: Hood Stuck Closed
Post by: Captkaos on June 27, 2011, 04:31:35 pm
You should be able to gain access from behind the grille?  Is the outside latch broken, or the spring broken?