67 Hood Release Cable Length

[Michael G.]

Does anyone have an original 67 hood release cable assembly out of the car and can provide a measurement of full, undamaged cable length? These tend to break off at the cable end and become too short to be serviceable.

I am talking about the cable that mounts under the instrument cluster on one end and attaches to the arm that serves to open the hood on the other end.

67 Chev parts book shows this cable assembly, 3900251, Gr 8.075, applies to both A/C and non-A/C cars.

[Harry S.]

Re: 67 Hood Release Cable Length

I believe from 63 to 67 they are all the same. I just measured one that I have, 12 3/4 inches. It does not look like it was broken anytime in the past. A new piece of piano wire and silver solder not electrical solder.

[Michael G.]

Re: 67 Hood Release Cable Length

Harry, thank you very much for so promptly measuring your wire and responding to my request.

My entire original 67 assembly is still in my car and obviously not disassembled. I recorded a few measurements, and they are approximately:

- 3-5/8" engine end of (bent) wire to engine side of firewall.
- Maybe 3/4" firewall thickness with insulation(?)
- 12-3/4" from interior side of firewall to end of plastic handle.

That totals to about 17" for the assembly length--wire end to end of plastic handle. So, the wire part of the cable assembly that you measured (12-3/4") is secured well before the end of the plastic handle. I will have to disassemble things someday to find that exact point.

[Dave K.]

Re: 67 Hood Release Cable Length

Michael,
I'm doing a frame off on my 67' and I just measured from plastic handle end to the distal end that attaches to the arm and it is 19.5 ".
Dave

[Michael G.]

Re: 67 Hood Release Cable Length

Dave, thanks for verifying the overall assembly length. Michael

[Michael G.]

Re: 67 Hood Release Cable Length

I have not seen any vendors advertise that they can fix hood release cable assemblies. You end up living with a very short cable that might work its way loose someday or settling for a reproduction. So, I talked to Richard Fortier (richfortier@chartermi.net, (810) 750-1472) recently about repairing my 67 assembly. He says he knows how to do it. Probably can fix assemblies from other model years, too. Michael