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Hello Everyone! Sorry to have been gone so long. Just took a break. Solid Gold is still intact (Somewhat.) The last two shows of the season, my hood slammed shut all by itself. (Very Dangerous) I can tell you those were the only 2 parts(hinges) that I did nothing to in 2010. They were deemed OK. I sent them to SMS for a rebuild, and they are now @ John's Auto Body for prime and paint. Also found some nice steel rims ( off a 69 Coronet)( 14x5.5) were sandblasted, back (of rims) powder coated black, and are being sprayed with the hinges. My Christmas present (to Myself) were (of course) The dog dish. Now I know why they call them poverty caps! I worked a lot and saved for another set of red lines to be able to swap out at any time. (P21570R14) I'll send some pics when everything comes together. It's been 3 years with the Magnums,so it's time for a different look.

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Good to have you back, I went through the same thing with the hinges.
 
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wonder where you'd been, thought the mother ship had stopped by,......
 
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gonna be a crime to put doggies on that beauty....
 
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oh they're OK on Blue cars...nobody likes them anyways.....:wedgie:
 
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Good to hear from you. I remember back in the day, I had to use a prop rod to keep the hood from falling down on the GTX. I wonder if a stronger spring would help with the added weight of the air grabber. I know the '71 and up had stronger springs for AG cars.
 
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Not sure about the wheel weights on the outside. To get a good balance, you should have inside and out weights. I've seen steel wheels with no weights on the outside, a cleaner but incorrect look. Just a preference, I guess. On the hood hinges, it's the rivets and mechanism that gets weak. I wonder if you got the air grabber hood, the spring was any different (in 1969)??
 
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solid gold said:
Not sure about the wheel weights on the outside. To get a good balance, you should have inside and out weights. I've seen steel wheels with no weights on the outside, a cleaner but incorrect look. Just a preference, I guess. On the hood hinges, it's the rivets and mechanism that gets weak. I wonder if you got the air grabber hood, the spring was any different (in 1969)??
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Its the same spring unless someone changed yours in the past. They go by the gauge of the wire and # of coils.
 
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