emergency hood release cable - EASY with pics
07-31-2009, 10:17 PM
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Le Mans Master
10-11-2009, 07:09 PM
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10-11-2009, 10:03 PM
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Drifting
Thanks for the pics.
I will do this next when I get the time.
My wife is all over me for working on my vette and not the boat or anything else around the house.
Went boating today and motor wouldn't run I'm gona here it for days now almost got stranded.
I will do this next when I get the time.
My wife is all over me for working on my vette and not the boat or anything else around the house.
Went boating today and motor wouldn't run I'm gona here it for days now almost got stranded.
05-19-2010, 08:11 PM
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Drifting
on my list before and on it again now! procrastination rules!!thanks for the reminder and really great pix and write-up!! well done!
05-20-2010, 01:32 PM
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Use stainless steel aircraft cable, which it looks like the
OP did. Galvanized will eventually rust, esp. in states
that salt.
You can crimp the clamp in a vise, or if you want to do
it really right, most ship's chandlers will have the right
tool. It looks like a big pair of bolt cutters mounted to
the work bench. Dunno if they are setup for cable that
small though.
Chuck
OP did. Galvanized will eventually rust, esp. in states
that salt.
You can crimp the clamp in a vise, or if you want to do
it really right, most ship's chandlers will have the right
tool. It looks like a big pair of bolt cutters mounted to
the work bench. Dunno if they are setup for cable that
small though.
Chuck
08-02-2010, 11:16 PM
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-‘19-'20-'21-'22-'23-'24
Thank you for the write-up! This has been on my list to do for quite some time, and I will put mine on the very next night after my regular cable fails and leaves me up the creek! 
08-03-2010, 12:56 AM
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Melting Slicks
My cable started giving me trouble so I bought some stainless safety wire and a very small sized black hose. Ran them from one side to the other and have been using them since the regular cable finally gave up. The rubber tubing makes it very easy to get both sides of the hood to release at one time. And unless you know it is there you can't really tell there is a release under the hood.
08-03-2010, 10:01 PM
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St. Jude Donor '10
I just did mine & my neighbor`s `85. I even used cable covered in green vinyl from Home Depot. Turned out great, & with that color the cables are easy to see. 
10-23-2010, 06:17 PM
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Burning Brakes
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This thread was over a year ago, and I am honored that SOCALMAN was nice enough to put it near the top of his great sticky on CF. Funny how sometimes a simple, inexpensive fix can be just the ticket when the day comes that the hood release cable refuses to work. I am glad you found it useful.
Soooooo many great tips and ideas on this forum - a wealth of knowledge. Sometimes that gets lost within a thread when "one up's manship" takes over for helpful advice or opinion.
Peace Mike
Larry
