Back-Up Hood Release Cable (Picture Included)

[Dave]

Hi gang,

One of the differences I've noticed between Eastcoast and Westcoast roadster owners has to do with back-up hood release cables. I never heard of or thought anything about needing one until I moved out East. Now, every time I pop the hood for a fellow roadster driver, their eyes get as big as dinner plates when they see I don't have one!

Well, I decided I had better jump on the bandwagon. Here's what I came up with:



I wanted something very clean; no stray wires or strings zig-zagging across the engine bay. I think it turned out pretty well. All parts (with the exception of a washer and a nut) were puchased from here:

http://www.flandersco.com

Thanks to Mike Hudson (23yrRebuild) for finding and posting this site a few weeks back! They are very helpful guys with all their parts and prices on line. If anyone is interested in duplicating this, let me know and I can post the part numbers I selected. All said, it was under $20 and I had enough cable left over to do the trunk too!

[S Allen]

Very nice Dave. Please share the part numbers with us all. Thanks.

Steve

[Dave]

Here's the shopping list:

From Flanders Co.
620-29303 - 90* Elbow (1)
620-29315 - Adjuster (1)
620-20220 - Ferrule (1)
610-03312 - Conduit (1 meter)
610-03122 - wire (1 meter)
620-28020 - Set Screw (3)

From Hardware store
3/8 x 24 nut to attach elbow to inside of firewall (1)
3/8 washer to go between elbow and outside of firewall (1)
3/8 inch clevis pin to attach wire to hood latch (1)
clevis pin clip to hold clevis pin in place (1)

Notice the use of 3 set screws. One goes on the end of the wire in the engine bay. The 2nd goes on the end of the wire in the cabin to make a finger loop to pull the wire with. The 3rd one was located right where the wire enters the 90* elbow, up under the dash. I found that without this, after repeated use of the OEM hood release, the cable I installed would gradually get pulled into the engine bay. The 3rd set screw prevents this.

[Howard R]

Dave, very professional install. Have many people had failures with the standard hood release? BTW, what is the white button at the top right of the photo do?

[Dave]

BTW, what is the white button at the top right of the photo do?

Howard, the white button is a pin switch for the alarm. Pop the hood and the alarm goes off.

[SPL311-27018]

Pics are down, can some one please repost ?
Thank you!

[S Allen]

Write-up with a picture is in the tech wiki--

Bckup-Hood-Release

S

[69srl311]

I ordered all these parts today from Flanders. In fact I ordered double just in case... Came out to 36 dollars and they answered the phone! Amazing!