You put springs around the hood pins such that the hood doesn't fully close unless pinned. If you don't notice a popped hood well ... !!
And I have been in your shoes ... with a steel hood ... and mine came ALL the way uip and back !!
Me too. Had a 69 rr up around triple digits on test drive, owner was riding shotgun, said let it eat, and so I did. Hauled it home, put in garage and did a once over. Hood went down flat as it had been. Once on main road, right up it went. How the latch moved from test drive to my house is my biggest automotive mystery and likely always will be. Luckily not a soul was on the main road right then.
