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Old 11-18-2010, 02:35 PM   #1
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help need to lock hood

i have a 73 blazer n someone stole my battery last night cause my hood opens from the outside any way to add a locking device. would like to keep my new battery ands not have anyone else cut my wires
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Old 11-18-2010, 06:52 PM   #2
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Re: help need to lock hood

hood hinge pins with small padlocks or you could weld a chain inside to the hood and to the core support and lock it that way
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Old 11-18-2010, 07:02 PM   #3
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Re: help need to lock hood

I've seen chains used on some older vehicles. Dad had one on his 68 elcamino when I was a kid for the same reason, battery stolen....
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Old 11-18-2010, 07:48 PM   #4
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Old 11-18-2010, 10:50 PM   #5
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Re: help need to lock hood

thanks every one i locked it up wit some chain for now till i can order some hood locks
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Old 11-18-2010, 10:57 PM   #6
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Re: help need to lock hood

is the stock set up(abouts 79 era) not secure enough? also, contact SillyOldMan he has some kind of really cool set up for his truck.
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Old 11-19-2010, 09:57 PM   #7
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Re: help need to lock hood

These are a great idea but I don't really understand how they work......in the end when my truck is finished I would probably use something like this to lock my engine up but right now I don't think anyone would even think about stealing anything from it
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Old 11-20-2010, 12:18 AM   #8
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Re: help need to lock hood

Is it possible to take a hood latch from an 80's square body with the inside hood release and put it in a 70's model and function properly?
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