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12-18-2004 08:09 AM #7
Here's a pic that shows the front Dzus stand on my 32.
Yeah . . . it's dirty.
Seems to get that way when I drive it.
Anyway, I did start out here with a tacked on steel tab for the Dzus spring, but found that getting the welder in the small corner between stand, frame side and front crossmember wasn't going to work.
A couple of threaded weld bungs were made up (1/4-20), and TIG'd in.
A couple of aluminum stand off spacers (7/8" OD) go between the aluminum (1/8") stand and frame.
Like the above aluminum stand, the Dzus springs are mounted backwards.
I thought perhaps the 1/8" aluminum stand would fatigue and break off, but it's never been a problem.
Even if it did break, the hood side is not going anywhere because it's narrower in front than at the rear where it sits on the cowl lip and aerodynamic forces tend to hold it in place.
There's a small jog in the left side aluminum stand, that cuz I missed in the measuring/matching dept.
On this car I had the hood sides set up for the original tacked in steel tabs and was working in the blind to an extent.
The right side stand is straight fwiw.
What makes the Dzus buttons nice for hood retainment is that once the hood top is up, spin the two hood side Dzus buttons a quarter turn and the bottom of the hood side is free.
The left side simply lifts off.
It's located on top by a couple of dull point stainless pins.
The right side is located/retained by three 10-32 F.H. stainless allens into small threaded weld bungs in the 1/2 x 1" rectangular tubing radiator/grille shell braces.
All this Dzus stuff and minimal hold-down devices make the front of the car easy to work on.
Most engine work can be done with the hood sides removed and the hood top up on it's prop.
Or the hood top can be pulled by removing a couple of pins, one small bolt, two wires (horn) and lifting it off.
Taking your time it takes about ten minutes to get all the hood components off.
Another 10-15 minutes has the grille shell and radiator off, all hood braces off and the front of the engine is easily accessed for cam changes - or whatever....
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I bought the 76 in August , but haven't been able to work on it. When I get a chance I'll post some pictures.
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