Hood won’t stay up or align to close properly

[markrazz]

so the truck I got has a hood that won’t stay up or close.
It almost seems to hit the windshield wipers.....
There are no springs on the hindges is that normal for a 1975 gmc jimmy?
If I need new hindges what years will be a direct replacement for these or do they have good reproduction models available?
How do I know if the hindges are the issue or is there a ay to adjust them that I am not seeing?

 

[kennyw]

Your 75 hood hinges need springs to stay up. That is half your problem.

The other half of your problem is either a bent hood or adjustment issues.

 

[onetonbb74]

Yup, roundeyes have crappy hoods and hinges. I remove the springs to save the hood from creasing in the middle and the hinges from binding. Made a hoodprop out of 3/4" sch40 pvc.

 

[markrazz]

Your 75 hood hinges need springs to stay up. That is half your problem.

The other half of your problem is either a bent hood or adjustment issues.

The hood looks straight enough so any idea where would I find the springs in question?
Thanks

 

[nvrenuf]

The springs may be missing if the hood is creased or cracked. If the mashed it straight and then took the springs off it could be hard to tell in a pic.

 

[kennyw]

The hood looks straight enough so any idea where would I find the springs in question?
Thanks

Open it and look at the inner sheetmetal. There are small indentations intended to buckle in a crash. It is very common for those hoods to bend there and at the forward edge of the hinge bracket. Look for local buckling and cracking in those locations on both sides.

 

[tenderfoot]

Doesn't LMC have hinges? I'm pretty sure they do.