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Old 01-15-2018, 06:01 PM   #6
moparguy
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Re: Hood safety strap

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Originally Posted by _Ogre View Post
i can't say i've read one thread here where that has happened, i've driven old trucks since the 70s and never had a problem
personally i think if you keep your truck in good condition you will never have a problem
my 58 has the original hood latch
I do agree that if the latch is what it should be, should be NO problem. However I just did a search with this; "hood flew up" and requested the "thread" as opposed to the post and got 198 hits. Now I do know not all are true "hood flew up" threads, but the first few I skimmed were.

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