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1960 Suburban Hood Stand Repair

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oliver2-44    8,852

oliver2-44
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I'm slowly repairing parts of my 1960 suburban 400.  I blasted the hood stand, and need to know which holes are correct and which were added that i should weld up.  Then I'll do some straightening, reblast  and primer.
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This is the right side, is the curved cutout and these 4 holes original.
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this is the left side, are these 2 holes original?
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Racinbob    10,276

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Well another trip to the garage and here's my take on it. On the right side only the two holes above and below the little welded block for the exhaust U-bolt should be there. On the left side only the hole near the center for the lift sector. There shouldn't be any holes in the hood brackets other than the ends for the bolts. On the front only the 5/8 hole towards the left should be there. I've got a couple of extra small holes in mine but where there isn't one I think it's safe to assume they shouldn't be there. :)

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Racinbob    10,276

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Oops, I missed your question on the moon shaped cutout. No, it shouldn't be there.:)

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