72barracuda
Well-Known Member
My car is originally a 72 Barracuda. I have swapped to a shaker hood and still using all of the original 72 flat hood latch hardware. I want to bring the front of the hood down just a little more when latched for better alignment with the nose. I have already extended the mounting holes in the latch and I can see that I am about to run out of room to compress the spring. Before I go any further I wanted to see if maybe I need different hardware or is there some tip that could help. It is possible that the after market hood, core support, and latch mount bracket have resulted in a different fit. Maybe I could remove a coil from the spring?