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grand_wag_85
10-28-2009, 12:10 AM
Any good way to keep the hood locked shut on an older FSJ with the external hood release?
shiner2001
10-28-2009, 12:28 AM
Strap it on the roof Sean, you know this... :thumbsup:
grand_wag_85
10-28-2009, 12:30 AM
Strap it on the roof Sean, you know this... :thumbsup:
I swear that is the ONLY way I can get rid of vapor lock :lol:
Gambler68
10-28-2009, 04:57 AM
Padlock and a little custom bracketry.
fulsizjeep
10-28-2009, 05:13 AM
sometimes you just have to go topless...
http://jubileejeeps.org/ouray/06ouray/stoney/images/stoneye_jpg.jpg

here is how I lock my hood when I go topless...
http://jubileejeeps.org/ouray/06ouray/vaporlock/images/coolit5_jpg.jpg

:D
grand_wag_85
10-28-2009, 03:41 PM
I wish mine was even half as sweet at the white wag Flint.

Ryan-
That's kinda what I figured, I just don't want my battery or anything else from under the hood to disappear while stored.
Carleysjeep
10-28-2009, 07:13 PM
This is along the lines of what Ryan said. I had a girlfriend with an old buick that someone stole the battery out of. Her dad got a long length of small chain and ran it through the hood frame and then down around the frame. when you wanted the hood open, you lay on the ground and unlocked a padlock. Kinda redneck but pretty effective.
Carleysjeep
10-28-2009, 07:14 PM
Kinda redneck but pretty effective.

OK so it is totally redneck!
grand_wag_85
10-28-2009, 07:16 PM
OK so it is totally redneck!

You obviously don't know me very well:p
Carleysjeep
10-28-2009, 07:30 PM
Well, I wasn't gonna say anything outloud....but now that you mention it, who am I to argue? :rolleyes:
grand_wag_85
10-28-2009, 07:33 PM
Well, I wasn't gonna say anything outloud....but now that you mention it, who am I to argue? :rolleyes:
Eh, only when it comes to the old crusty rigs I own.
Carleysjeep
10-28-2009, 07:39 PM
....but now that you mention it, who am I to argue? :rolleyes:

Who am I kidding? You know I love to argue with you Sean. LOL
grand_wag_85
10-28-2009, 07:42 PM
Who am I kidding? You know I love to argue with you Sean. LOL

All in good fun:cool:
Gambler68
10-28-2009, 07:45 PM
ok the right way to do it would be to rig up a cable system thats better than the cheesy stock one. Get a later hood bar latch, a stout universal cable pull kit, and rig it up.

I suppose you could still use the stock bar, but unless you're running a grill you cant reach into (like a boobie) thats not gana stop anyone.
ClovisMan
10-28-2009, 07:49 PM
Locking Hood Pins used on hotrods:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TRD-4062/