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**PICKMUP** · 07-10-2019, 03:47 PM

2020 price = $70 a set---shipped

**PICKMUP** · 07-10-2019, 03:59 PM

Pull the handle and the hood opens 1"-2". No prying or chipping paint or grills.
Bolts to your stock hood without any modifications or drilling.
I just finished a new batch and the cost of everything I use went up!

I have to make or modify most of the components.

Springs: cut, heat, bend, grind/polish. ***(2020: new custom made stainless springs).
Retainers: cut, grind, sand and punch. ***(Corvette=$$$).
Straps: cut, grind/sand and drill.
Hardware
Instructions

These little suckers are a pain in the butt to build. Please feel free to copy or duplicate these, if you like.

2020 price= $70 a set---shipped

NOTE: The "hood latch" assy is not included...use your existing one.

Merican68C10 · 07-10-2019, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PICKMUP

Pull the handle and the hood opens 1"-2". No prying or chipping paint or grills.
Bolts to your stock hood without any modifications or drilling.
I just finished a new batch and the cost of everything I use went up!

I have to make or modify most of the components.

Springs: cut, heat, bend, grind/polish.
Retainers: cut, grind,sand and punch.
Straps: cut, grind/sand and drill.
Hardware
Instructions

These little suckers are a pain in the butt to build. Please feel free to copy or duplicate these, if you like.

$60 a set---shipped

NOTE: The "hood latch" assy is not included...use your existing one.

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Merican68C10 · 07-10-2019, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Merican68C10

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This may be a stupid question, but does the spring leave any kind of wear mark on what it rests upon while in closed position. Or even when you slam the hood?
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**PICKMUP** · 07-11-2019, 05:19 PM

It does wear a little spot. You can just slip a piece of 1/4 OD clear tubing over the bottom coil, if that bothers you.
I will include that with all Hood Poppers from now on.
Thanks, Frank

72LB · 07-12-2019, 10:30 AM

If you don't mind me asking, where are you getting the springs? I have an idea for my truck but aren't finding springs.

**PICKMUP** · 07-12-2019, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 72LB

If you don't mind me asking, where are you getting the springs? I have an idea for my truck but aren't finding springs.

I can only tell you that I finally had to make them from larger ones, made by a spring company. They still have to be cut, ground, sanded, heated, bent and polished. The spring tension has to be just right to open the hood, but still not "bind" when closed. That is all the specific info I can offer.

cheyenne-man · 07-12-2019, 08:38 PM

i'll take one.

cheyenne-man · 07-12-2019, 08:43 PM

payment sent via paypal

**69cam** · 07-13-2019, 01:02 PM

I'll take one. Sending payment. Thanks!

un4gvn! · 07-14-2019, 03:45 AM

I'm interested in one. Can you tell me if instead of being flat on top, if you can make it more like a bee hive? You know, like a bee hive valve spring.

**PICKMUP** · 07-14-2019, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by un4gvn!

I'm interested in one. Can you tell me if instead of being flat on top, if you can make it more like a bee hive? You know, like a bee hive valve spring.

No. I can't do that.

cheyenne-man · 07-20-2019, 09:14 PM

got the hood popper today , works great ! thanks Frank !

ajgriffin · 07-25-2019, 06:07 PM

Payment sent! Thank you!

ajgriffin · 08-07-2019, 06:02 PM

Received and installed my popper...works like a charm! Thanks!

NorCalC20LWB · 05-07-2020, 07:50 PM

Frank, are you still selling these? If so, I will take one.

Thanks,
Brian

**PICKMUP** · 05-08-2020, 01:14 PM

Yes. I have them done and ready-to-go. Just send PP, shipping info, and ITEM NAME. Thanks, Frank

NorCalC20LWB · 05-08-2020, 01:24 PM

PM sent, thanks Frank.

71gmcC15 · 05-08-2020, 01:31 PM

Can I just say that looks like a nice GMC. With out the hood letters I can definitely see why you would need this.

Astro-Balls · 05-15-2020, 10:58 PM

So, I guess this is a solution to a problem i don't know I have, or Might have in the future.
My hood opens fine with the pull of the handle, do they overtime not just pop open? does this Assist the opening so you dont have to pry the hood open at some point?
Looks like a nice addition.

NorCalC20LWB · 05-16-2020, 11:31 AM

Astro, mine started not popping up at all, just sitting there when I popped the release. After fiddling with it for a while I got it to work just "ok". Basically lithium grease on the hinges made a huge difference, plus adjusting the hood "spike", not sure what the real name is, to fit more center in the support hole. I think the biggest problem comes from nearly 50 year old hinges. I like the idea of the spring that Frank makes, looking forward to installing it.

**a Good Man** · 05-21-2020, 04:40 AM

Is it possible to provide Hood poppers and hood latch ?

**PICKMUP** · 05-21-2020, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by a Good Man

Is it possible to provide Hood poppers and hood latch ?

??? Hood poppers work with all stock 67-72 hood latches.

**a Good Man** · 05-21-2020, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PICKMUP

??? Hood poppers work with all stock 67-72 hood latches.

I know sir but what I mean I want to replace it all with new ones number 1 and 2. I sorry my second language and use the translator sometimes

**PICKMUP** · 05-21-2020, 09:13 PM

The originals are better than the imports, so I don't sell the import/repops. No new originals available right now. Frank

07-10-2019, 03:47 PM	#1
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,119	Hood poppers 2020 price = $70 a set---shipped Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170 Last edited by PICKMUP; 06-28-2020 at 02:37 PM.

07-10-2019, 03:59 PM	#2
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,119	Re: Hood poppers Pull the handle and the hood opens 1"-2". No prying or chipping paint or grills. Bolts to your stock hood without any modifications or drilling. I just finished a new batch and the cost of everything I use went up! I have to make or modify most of the components. Springs: cut, heat, bend, grind/polish. *(2020: new custom made stainless springs). Retainers: cut, grind, sand and punch. (Corvette=$$$). Straps: cut, grind/sand and drill. Hardware Instructions These little suckers are a pain in the butt to build. Please feel free to copy or duplicate these, if you like. 2020 price= $70 a set---shipped* NOTE: The "hood latch" assy is not included...use your existing one. Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170 Last edited by PICKMUP; 06-28-2020 at 02:35 PM.

07-11-2019, 05:19 PM	#5
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,119	Re: Hood poppers It does wear a little spot. You can just slip a piece of 1/4 OD clear tubing over the bottom coil, if that bothers you. I will include that with all Hood Poppers from now on. Thanks, Frank Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

07-12-2019, 10:30 AM	#6
72LB Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Inman/Boiling Springs, SC Posts: 420	Re: Hood poppers If you don't mind me asking, where are you getting the springs? I have an idea for my truck but aren't finding springs. __________________ 1985 C10 shortbed, current project. Member of the Upstate SC GM Truck Club.

07-12-2019, 08:38 PM	#8
cheyenne-man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: henderson,nc Posts: 89	Re: Hood poppers i'll take one.

07-12-2019, 08:43 PM	#9
cheyenne-man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: henderson,nc Posts: 89	Re: Hood poppers payment sent via paypal

07-13-2019, 01:02 PM	#10
69cam Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Olney Il. Posts: 221	Re: Hood poppers I'll take one. Sending payment. Thanks!

07-14-2019, 03:45 AM	#11
un4gvn! Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Latrobe, Pa. 15650 Posts: 341	Re: Hood poppers I'm interested in one. Can you tell me if instead of being flat on top, if you can make it more like a bee hive? You know, like a bee hive valve spring.

07-20-2019, 09:14 PM	#13
cheyenne-man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: henderson,nc Posts: 89	Re: Hood poppers got the hood popper today , works great ! thanks Frank !

07-25-2019, 06:07 PM	#14
ajgriffin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 581	Re: Hood poppers Payment sent! Thank you! __________________ 69 C10 SWB -- Left to me by a loving father. Finishing the build we never got the chance to do together

08-07-2019, 06:02 PM	#15
ajgriffin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 581	Re: Hood poppers Received and installed my popper...works like a charm! Thanks! __________________ 69 C10 SWB -- Left to me by a loving father. Finishing the build we never got the chance to do together

05-07-2020, 07:50 PM	#16
NorCalC20LWB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bigfork, MT Posts: 466	Re: Hood poppers Frank, are you still selling these? If so, I will take one. Thanks, Brian

05-08-2020, 01:14 PM	#17
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,119	Re: Hood poppers Yes. I have them done and ready-to-go. Just send PP, shipping info, and ITEM NAME. Thanks, Frank __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

05-08-2020, 01:24 PM	#18
NorCalC20LWB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bigfork, MT Posts: 466	Re: Hood poppers PM sent, thanks Frank.

05-08-2020, 01:31 PM	#19
71gmcC15 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Doland SD Posts: 836	Re: Hood poppers Can I just say that looks like a nice GMC. With out the hood letters I can definitely see why you would need this. __________________ ( second times the charm) 71 gmc c15 307 sbc 373 rear gears positrac sm 465 trans. ( not listed on spid but is original ) 94 chevy k1500 350 tbi 373 rear gears 4l60e one wheel peel. Gutless 07 gmc sierra classic rcsb 4.3 lt 5 speed w/t 04 chevy Silverado 1500 ext cab 5.3 4l60e. 81 chevy Scottsdale k10 muncie sm465 Np208 10 bolt 8.2 ( Old Green)



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05-15-2020, 10:58 PM	#20
Astro-Balls Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 822	Re: Hood poppers So, I guess this is a solution to a problem i don't know I have, or Might have in the future. My hood opens fine with the pull of the handle, do they overtime not just pop open? does this Assist the opening so you dont have to pry the hood open at some point? Looks like a nice addition. __________________ 1968 C20 Fleetside 396 4sp PS PB AC CST . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWK8GgWD4uA

05-16-2020, 11:31 AM	#21
NorCalC20LWB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bigfork, MT Posts: 466	Re: Hood poppers Astro, mine started not popping up at all, just sitting there when I popped the release. After fiddling with it for a while I got it to work just "ok". Basically lithium grease on the hinges made a huge difference, plus adjusting the hood "spike", not sure what the real name is, to fit more center in the support hole. I think the biggest problem comes from nearly 50 year old hinges. I like the idea of the spring that Frank makes, looking forward to installing it.

05-21-2020, 04:40 AM	#22
a Good Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: FL Posts: 1,949	Re: Hood poppers Is it possible to provide Hood poppers and hood latch ? __________________ MY Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saad.alhajri.7106 ( saad_alhajri ) on Instagram

05-21-2020, 09:13 PM	#25
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,119	Re: Hood poppers The originals are better than the imports, so I don't sell the import/repops. No new originals available right now. Frank __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

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