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Subject: TR3A Hood Questions
From: Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:31:14 -0500Boundary="0__=8EsuTsGAJQESPiMEMdFZzoDV52vEprnbDUlyy1aZJAf1XAZgECOGGGfV"
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I've got yet another question for all of you. It seems like I saw a thread
on this a while back, but I don't remember the outcome. I've got a '58 TR3A
#TS36916L and a '60 TR3A #TS70573L.  On the '58, there is a reinforcement
crossmember under the rear of the hood. It is welded under each side of the
hood, is about 2" wide, and streches across the area where the hinge
mounting holes are located. This crossmember also has a small bracket
welded to it that contains a rubber bushing for storing the hood proprod
when not in use.

On my '60, this entire crossmember is missing, and there is no bracket for
the proprod. I also see no evidence of spotwelds where this crossmember
might have originally been located. Did these later models use a different
hood? Is there supposed to be a crossmember on this hood? Is this some type
of aftermarket hood? Was there a bracket located somewhere else for the
proprod?

Jeff.
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