hood lacth hole location on m38 jeep

crazymac · Post by **crazymac** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:36 am

guys , i got a repro hood and i need to drill the holes for the hood latches on the side of the hood. can anyone provide me with the correct measurements? i have the hood mounted on the jeep already.

thanks for your help,

crazymac

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:26 am

Keep in mind that the Mad Dog Juan hood is slightly longer and taller
than the real deal

The position of your existing fender holes
relevant to the hood holes bears scrutiny. I have a loose orig hood
in the shop and will get measurements this pm but be sure to
study the relation of the orig hole measurements as applys
to the MDJ hood.

crazymac · Post by **crazymac** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:21 pm

thanks, i'll be looking for your post i appreciate the help

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:29 pm

A=2-3/16
B=1-5/16
C=3-1/4
REMEMBER THE OLD ADDAGE-"MEASURE AND VERIFY 2X, DRILL 1X"

Post by **wesk** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:37 pm

Just in case the travel and stretch of the new hood latch isn't a perfect match for the original latch test fit it first and make sure it is tight enough to stay in place but not so tight you have to lift up the fender to hook it in place.

Have someone hold the striker plate on top of your new marks on the hood and you install the latch on the fender and pull up on it to hook it. The hook tip should just clear the top edge of the striker. If it clears by a lot you need to move the striker plate up.

crazymac · Post by **crazymac** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:45 pm

rickg an wesk,
i got the measurements for the hood latch hole locations. thanks a million for everything. i aslmost got this jeep done won't be long an i'll be posting pkic soon
crazy mac