Hood locking

[morencycollege]

Does anyone have a good solution to lock the hood on my 73 other than hood pins? I've seen some old threads but nothing that seemed like a good solution that doesn't involve more than cosmetic mods (keeping it as original as I can) that would prevent would be thieves from getting in.

 

[Wild horse 75]

It’s not pretty but it works, bolt a length of chain to your hood latch then wrap the chain around something underneath and lock it with a padlock.

 

[SteveL]

^^^^what he said if you want an actual lock. Otherwise bc sells a converted vw(I think) that has a pull handle on the dash.

 

[bronco italiano]

^^^^what he said if you want an actual lock. Otherwise bc sells a converted vw(I think) that has a pull handle on the dash.

It may be a converted VW. I bought a VW latch kit/inside cable release from Watson' streetworks and the Taurus safety latch . Did a LOT of fab work , but it works quite well

 

[AZ73]

BC Bronco remote hood release if you can find a used one. I don't think they make them anymore but their instructions are still available on-line so you can probably fabricate one yourself. But those will only protect you if you have the hard top on.

 

[serial car restorer]

Here's BC's page for it, even though it is no longer available.

https://bcbroncos.com/shop/interior/dash/hood-release-with-lokar-cable-kit/

 

[Madgyver]

Here is one that I built...

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GiNmTHC2v/

 

[LUBr LuvR]

Here is one that I built...

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GiNmTHC2v/

Bet some of the Bronco vendors would be interested in that. Or better yet, any interest in taking orders?

 

[Speedrdr]

Bet some of the Bronco vendors would be interested in that. Or better yet, any interest in taking orders?

Here is one that I built...

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GiNmTHC2v/

I’d be down for one if you were to decide on fabbing some up for sale!