I'm thumbing through the '53 - '55 AIM /body assembly manual and see that on the driver side hinge there is a spring #3706411 that connects to the hinge and the radiator support assembly. Any of you other '53 - '55 owners have one of these in place? Any source for them? Thx!
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Re: '55 hood hinge spring?
neither 54 vin 2184, which was a near unmolested vette pre-restoration, nor 55 vin 1416, a basket case when i acquired her, had the spring you mention. keep us posted on your research on this item. thanks, mike -
Re: '55 hood hinge spring?
Awhile back I noticed that hinge spring in my AIM too. Looking at my AIM again I see I put a note under the part that it was 1953 only. Unfortunately, I didn't make a note of where I found that out and don't remember at the moment.
Any way, 54 #4517 doesn't have the spring either.BobComment
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Re: '55 hood hinge spring?
Found the reference for the hinge spring being only 1953...
1953-1955 Corvette Parts Catalog pg. 41 Gr. 8.013 SPRING, Hood Hinge Part #3706411 '53.BobComment
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Re: '55 hood hinge spring?
AIM does show a spring but I never saw one used in any 53 to 55 , it's like the 57 AIM showing a power booster for PB in the driver side inner fender that was never done. (By the way that drawing gave me the idea to add a booster in my 55 giving my 55 PB's) That I wrote about that work GREAT guys!!Comment
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Re: '55 hood hinge spring?
By the way I saw some poor fitting hoods at the FL. Meet and tried to explaine how to correct it and told them I wrote about that in NCRS and they gave me that look (go away).I also asked them what the pop up spring were for and got the same look!Comment
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Re: '55 hood hinge spring?
Went out to the garage last night, checked both of my hinges, no hole for a spring.Comment
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55 #518 has
the original hinges still in place, and there is no such spring or apparently any provision for one on it.Comment
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