The Prop Rod is History!

  Super-Sleuth Binnie spotted these.

   The LTD even has the extra holes needed for the spring arm mount already in the shock tower!  

    But only the 82 C is a close natural for the LTD!  This is because it had a Aluminum hood & a lighter spring which is a closer weight match to our smaller Steel hood.  But, it holds the hood open about 8" lower than stock!

    But if one uses the shock tower bracket & hood hinge from a 82-87 C, along with  shortened (3/4") spring arms from a Mark VII, & window crank springs from a 64 Fairlane (appears that many Fords in the 60's used the same spring) & the hood is fully open again.   Be sure to get some extra Hinge Shoulder Bolts from another car to use where you shortened & drilled a new Pivot hole.

    The 88 up LSC type used the same, too strong, spring as the 83-87 but the hinge is entirely different & unusable.   But, by cutting a new slot to change the tension of the Lincoln spring, may be a way out if finding 60's window springs is too hard.

      There will be interference with the Brake line on the Right side, which I rebent by hand.  Also the Firewall's seam sticks out & may need to be bent a little.

   Steve, with his own private "junk yard" & 5.0 HO EFI upgraded 84 LTD Station Wagon & 84 Olympic Police car, tells me that he has seen the Spring type hood hinges on the Fox 83-86 Mercury Marquis!  So it's back to the "yards" for more searching again!    But it appears they are rare & would require the right side brake line to be reshaped for clearance.  Maybe a Canadian car?  Anyone having any info on this, please let me know!

   Also, have found a hood hinge on a 75 Granada, but it will not work on the LTD.  It's hood hinge is the same as the LTD's, but the separate spring arms/brackets  will not (?) fit as the Shock Tower is different.   The spring appears to be lighter & it's slotted mounting post is smaller.

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