hood cable latch compatibility

[Rosco]

Hello,
I've got a C-body, '68 Fury four door sedan. I need to install a hood latch with a cable release. The '68 didn't come with one. Any idea if another year, model's cable release system could fit/be modified to work with my Fury II??
Trying to make the battery less able to be easily ripped off.
thanks.

 

[Rosco]

Hello,
I've got a C-body, '68 Fury four door sedan. I need to install a hood latch with a cable release. The '68 didn't come with one. Any idea if another year, model's cable release system could fit/be modified to work with my Fury II??
Trying to make the battery less able to be easily ripped off.
thanks.

Another way to put it is:
-does anyone know whether or not any of the '68 C-bodies had a cable release type hood latch? (which if yes, I would assume could be used on my Fury II.)

 

[Rosco]

Hello,
I've got a C-body, '68 Fury four door sedan. I need to install a hood latch with a cable release. The '68 didn't come with one. Any idea if another year, model's cable release system could fit/be modified to work with my Fury II??
Trying to make the battery less able to be easily ripped off.
thanks.

And, of course, any ideas of how to accomplish this (hood lock- jury rig?)? OR, any ideas of how to keep the battery safe??

 

[Lefty71]

My two cents, but this is from experience.... A cable operated hood release is really false security. Car thieves know, if the cable can be seen near the grille, it's pretty easy to grab with dykes and pull/cut the cable to release the hood. The sheathing will tear and pull the release before the inner cable will break. Really easy on Fords/Mercs anyway.

 

[mr. fix it]

I don’t think any of the c bodies had this feature
The 73 Newport I dismantled a few years ago had it though
Pretty sure you can Mcquiver something with that.

 

[Fury440]

The 70 S23 cars had cable release. Should work on an 68.

 

[mr. fix it]

The 70 S23 cars had cable release. Should work on an 68.

Likely a feature that was added when the Fusies’ showed up

 

[Davea Lux]

My brother had this problem. He hooked a "weedeater" up to the rear bumper and poured some bleach on the ground in front of his car. Household bleach is an excellent conductor, when the perp grabbed the hood release, he got a shocking experience. My brother took the perps tools and did a dance on this head. No problems after that. (Weedeater was an old style electric fence charger that was designed to burn off any weed the charged wire came in contact with to keep the circuit from grounding out. No longer in production because they were noted for starting fires.)

If you live in a metro area, the meth heads steal batteries and turn them in for the $10 core to get money for drugs.

Dave

 

[traintech55]

The inside hood release started in 1969. You will need everything from your donor car., Latch, and cable. Make sure you mount the cable to a metal part of the dash.

 

[Rosco]

Great ideas here. I particularly like the electrocution method of prevention. I would also consider buried bear-traps. But, seriously, as you may have noticed, my Plymouth is a chop top convertible- doesn't convert back and having the hood release in the cabin does sound ridiculous but my plan is to hide it either under the dash or behind the ash tray. The idea is to be as much as a deterrent as possible. Well, great, now everyone looking at this forum will know how to steal my battery
So as far as the right system to work in my '68, I can look at a '69 C-body and take the whole hood mount assembly/cable system? Any model come to mind or did they all incorporate the cable release in '69?

 

[Rosco]

I've also looked at battery locks of different variety. But seems to me someone might be able to pry them off with a bar. I don't know. You could probably pry a hood open with a bar but my thought is to make my car not seem like such an easy, attractive target to would-be battery thieves. Out of sight out of mind.

 

[Rosco]

I drive a lot of washboard roads and usually sport a nice yellow-top gel battery. Spendy.

 

[Davea Lux]

I drive a lot of washboard roads and usually sport a nice yellow-top gel battery. Spendy.

You could get really clever and move the battery to the trunk.

Dave

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Neither of my 69 Polaras had one, pretty sure they came in later.


Alan

 

[Rosco]

You could get really clever and move the battery to the trunk.

Dave

YES! Briliant!! How about leave a "donor" battery up front in the tray with fake cables connected for the sucker thief to take and have the real deal back in the trunk. I love it. I'm sure the cable swap won't be easy and we still don't have the year/model to go after.
Thanks for the idea!!!

 

[traintech55]

You can always do what we in the Chicago area do, a long piece of heavy chain and a good padlock.

 

[Davea Lux]

YES! Briliant!! How about leave a "donor" battery up front in the tray with fake cables connected for the sucker thief to take and have the real deal back in the trunk. I love it. I'm sure the cable swap won't be easy and we still don't have the year/model to go after.
Thanks for the idea!!!

For some of the racers years ago, We used to buy a battery tray with brackets and bolt it to the trunk floor to either side of the gas tank. Once the battery is mounted leads can be made at any good battery service shop.

Dave

 

[Rosco]

You can always do what we in the Chicago area do, a long piece of heavy chain and a good padlock.

HAAA! A buddy of mine had that same setup on his F-150 in Oakland. It works!!

 

[Rosco]

For some of the racers years ago, We used to buy a battery tray with brackets and bolt it to the trunk floor to either side of the gas tank. Once the battery is mounted leads can be made at any good battery service shop.

Dave

Hey 10-4, Dave. I will be pursuing this option. May even bolt in a lock box for the battery as well. Double deterrent. If we ever get the fake battery ripped off we will have a good chuckle...

 

[Rosco]

ok, any ideas on how to really secure the trunk area??
Just kidding.