Locking Hood Latch Conversion. Got tired of people opening the hood every time we went into a store or junkyard so we figured out how to convert the non-locking latch on the falcon into a locking type using just the cable off a late 70 Ranchero. I'm working on converting the one on my mav also i measured it and i need a cable at least 92 inches long. All the cars I've measured aren't that long but next time i go to a JY I'm going to measure the truck ones. The mods not hard at all you just have to cut a lever and attach the cable.The only problem on our cars is that the latch is on the hood not the grill support, I think I can figure it out though.
wow, you must have some pretty ballsy people in your part of the world. just touching someone's ride is a good way to have your day ruined around here good luck on the project though
well it took me all of two minutes to figure it out. Now i have to find a cable that will work with it.My dad has 3 cars(maxima,240dBenz,Surburban) in the backyard, that he's not using i'm going to see if one of their cables works.
Its more like stupid thieves,one guy tried to take my bbq grill once, But my 3 dogs took care of him. Before i had my dogs some one took My holley carb,compressor and condensor off my mav.
Vid heres a vid of how it works... I couldn't get the surburban cable to work, the mercedes was too short. i'm trying the maximas next.
I came across a '77 Maverick a while back that had what appeared to be a factory hood release inside.
never seen that(maybe some one put it on), the only different things i saw on a 77 was the fuse box location and parking brake.
well i got it working last month, but i still haven't found a cable thats long enough i'm using one i got from a maxima temporally till i find one thats long enough.
Well its been almost 2 years and my setup is still working! I forgot about finding a long enough cable, my extension has been working fine but it would be nice to find a correct lenght. I just have to make a mental note to actually measure cables when i go junkyarding. And as far as i know im the only person who has done this with a factory latch the only other person with a locking latch is Thack but he had to convert a granada one. He also stated that it was very hard work. My method is easy as pie, just need to find a cable that is the right lenght. Anywho im bumping this for those who are interested in it.
