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02-07-2013, 02:35 PM
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68 GTO hood question
Back in the day (late 80's) I used to comb Pick-A-Part yards in CA and I found this hood in the yard and I've had it ever since. What's different about it are the holes right in front of the hood hinges. On every other one I've seen, the holes are rectangular, but on this hood they're round. These holes are put there to collapse the hood (make it buckle) in a head-on collision, but this is where they buckle over time just from being raised and lowered.
Does anyone know if it makes this hood an early 68 GTO? Is the round hole common?  
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#2
02-07-2013, 04:24 PM
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What is the date code read?
I thought 68 hoods had the brace behind the scoops?
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02-07-2013, 10:11 PM
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02-07-2013, 10:16 PM
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I do believe that the collapsible hoods were later...So, you may be right about it being an early hood.
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02-07-2013, 11:57 PM
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Usually on the flat surface at the back drivers side corner of the hood behind the hinge
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02-08-2013, 05:58 PM
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That's a he!! of a hole the hacked in for the hood tach. Looks like it could be bent back and welded up tho. I just looked at my 68 and it has round holes.
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02-08-2013, 09:08 PM
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#8
02-09-2013, 10:48 AM
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The way the underhood bracing look's in the fan shroud area, it's a 1968 hood.
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02-09-2013, 10:55 AM
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Sorry, I mistyped. 69 hood.
There is a photo of a hood I sold on the Detroit Craigslist I pulled off a 1970 RA GTO. |
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02-09-2013, 01:01 PM
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Marshallbeach, unless my eyes are going bad..I'm pretty sure that's a '68 hood.
I don't see the 'fan shroud dimple' of the '69/'70 hoods. Found a good pic of the '69/'70 hood bracing dimple-
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#11
02-09-2013, 01:54 PM
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Thanks Greg, you mean my typo was correct? I should not have proof read my post.
By the way, I have had the photo of your 66 as the backdrop on my desktop for a long time. Hope you don't mind. Thanks again, Jim |
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02-09-2013, 05:10 PM
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Maybe you mean the one in my avatar going down the assembly line?
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02-10-2013, 08:34 AM
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Nope, the yard ornament. I discovered at an early age, the most pretty isn't always the most beautiful.
Jim |
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02-10-2013, 11:04 AM
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That's an early 68 hood,rectangular cutouts came later,also the front bracing is straight,not contoured like 69 70 to accomadate fan shroud on the 69 70
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02-10-2013, 11:06 AM
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thews,
Were you able to locate the date code? north, Concerning the code, is it correct that the letter is the month and digit or digits = the day of the month or is the code interpreted differently? Both of these 68 hoods have the oblong cutouts     Dave
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02-10-2013, 12:09 PM
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02-11-2013, 04:39 AM
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There are three dfferent 68 hoods. The one without the crumple slots is the earliest. I have not been able to pinpoint a changeover date for this... I have seen Oct hoods without them and Nov hoods with the holes...
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#18
08-18-2018, 07:14 PM
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did the 68 hood style run on early 69 cars? I just bought a 68 hood that has the braces in the scoop area and has a 9 under the back side the side date is 12-B 5
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08-18-2018, 07:16 PM
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Side date
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#20
08-18-2018, 07:18 PM
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Square crash hole
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