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70 t a hood striker

Posted By: procharged 484

70 t a hood striker - 08/19/21 10:16 PM

Is the striker the same as regular hood or ta only and where to get one . any pics would be appreciated .
Posted By: Alaskan_TA

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/19/21 10:41 PM

No striker, no latch.

Hood pins only.
Posted By: gtx6970

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/20/21 05:27 PM

just the spring
Posted By: Mastershake340

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/20/21 05:42 PM

There’s hood springs, but even those are unique to T/A and AAR.
I hate to think how many hoods got destroyed over the years when the owner forgot to put the pins in place after shutting the hood, and the hood flew up and got ripped off the hinges!
Fortunately I lived in a neighborhood with 20 mph speed limits, my hood flew up a few times but that speed wasn’t high enough to damage anything but my ego.
If I’d lived on a street with a 35 or 45 mph speed limit, I’d have ruined a hood or two myself!
Posted By: procharged 484

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/20/21 06:49 PM

Thank you all . up
Posted By: Alaskan_TA

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/20/21 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by gtx6970
just the spring


No spring.
Posted By: gtx6970

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/20/21 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Alaskan_TA
Originally Posted by gtx6970
just the spring


No spring.


Thanks Barry,
when I posted it, I was trying to remember when I did some work on a AAR a few years back and thought it had the pop up spring. But I wouldn't bet my life on it either
Posted By: SNK-EYZ

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/21/21 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by gtx6970
Originally Posted by Alaskan_TA
Originally Posted by gtx6970
just the spring


No spring.


Thanks Barry,
when I posted it, I was trying to remember when I did some work on a AAR a few years back and thought it had the pop up spring. But I wouldn't bet my life on it either


I'm pretty sure that an AAR has a pop-up spring.
A T/A will not.
The T/A hood goes all the way to the front whereas an AAR's hood has a header panel in front of it.
Without the spring lifting the AAR hood would be tough.
Posted By: fastmark

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/21/21 11:20 AM

No pop up spring on an AAR. I’ve got two now and had several over the years. You reach up and grab the opening in the scoop to open it. Glad you was not betting your life. Lol.
Posted By: Alaskan_TA

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/21/21 12:08 PM

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I'm pretty sure that an AAR has a pop-up spring.
A T/A will not.
The T/A hood goes all the way to the front whereas an AAR's hood has a header panel in front of it.
Without the spring lifting the AAR hood would be tough.


No spring on AARs either.

The proper way to open an AAR hood is to insert your hand palm down into the scoop, curl your fingers to grasp the support structure underneath to open.

(opening with the top of the scoop cracks the sides)
Posted By: SNK-EYZ

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/21/21 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by fastmark
No pop up spring on an AAR. I’ve got two now and had several over the years. You reach up and grab the opening in the scoop to open it. Glad you was not betting your life. Lol.


I wouldn't have bet anything on it at all.
I've never owned a T/A or AAR myself, I've never been into the small block powered cars only big blocks and Hemi's.
I'm pretty sure that I remember someone that had an AAR back in the 80's that had the pop up spring on it.
Was it factory? I have no idea, maybe they were tired of fighting to get the hood open and added the spring to it.
Posted By: Alaskan_TA

Re: 70 t a hood striker - 08/21/21 06:36 PM

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Was it factory?


Nope.
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