what holds up your hood...?

what holds up your hood? i've always just thrown a rag on the windsheild frame and laid the hood on it when working on my 62. now my jeep is restored i don't wanna scratch the paint/dent the hood. i've got to imagine that they had a hood prop rod back then, right? i've tried looking for one but can't find one. any suggestions?

 

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Just do the same thing-carefully!
Works for me......

 

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mine has a hook on the windshield frame an loop on the hood

 

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just flip the hood open carelessly ,,,,now a polished metal spot on the hood that never rusts.

 

Yep just toss mine back too. The intermediates have a support that pivots from the passenger side near the front lip.

Sent from my LS670

 

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2x. Never have seen one stock with any type of support rod. Wagons/pickups yes, but not CJ's.

 

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my 71 has a built in prop in the hood. all the later ones did too. It holds the hood open at about 45 degree angle, so I still lay it back on the windshield when I am doing real work.

 

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The Daughter's mid '69 (titled as a '70) has a prop rod stock just like the intermediates.

 

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Props? We don't need no steenkin' props...

 

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Don't need fender flares but most of you guys put them on. R)

Ditto my 71 has a factory prop rod.

 

Ditto, my 70 has a nice factory prop rod that's mounted on the bottom side of the hood. I missed seeing it for awhile.

I don't use it. Too easy to lay the hood back on the windshield brackets.

 

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No prop rod. The high loop in front fits in the bracket at the top wo the windshield when hood is up. The lower one towards the back is for a strap when the windshield is folded down.

 

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my 69 no prop rod , my 70 has a prop rod

 

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For your year production there is a tall loop (as shown by noahlon) that locks into a spring loaded latch (the same as used for pass seat latch) and this keeps the hood and W/S frame scratch and dent free. My 66 came stock with them. The stock W/S has pre-drilled and threaded holes in the top center for this latch.

 

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That is most definitely debatable.

As far as prop rods, I have the big hoop that hooks in place, although, I have yet to figure out how to reach up there and hook it in. :?

 

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thanks everyone. i never knew about the hook latch system on the windsheild, mine never had the latch. i'll have to choose finding a prop rod that'll fit or find that latch online. i really don't wanna lay the hood back on the windsheild and scratch up my new paint. thanks for the input guys!