Technical Need shoebox hood hinge picks

I juat recently picked up a 49 shoebox for the life of me I can't figure how to mount the hood to the hinges. Can someone take a ckoseup pic or too of a functional hood

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There are special bolts that go through hinge into hood . Jim carter sells them and so does shoebox central !

 

hope this helps

 

Mine dont line up for those bolts. And my brackets are diff so im at a loss

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Oh and thanks for the supplies fellas

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I think the 49' hinge is different from a 50'/51', though the shoulder bolts are probably the same..

 

49ers had bad hinges and a weak hood brace to bolt them to. Doors latches suck as well. Not sure if you can add 50 hinges and brace to the 49 hood. Doors your screwed as they are different in the latch assy.

 

Probably why im losing my mind lol wonder if the hood I have is from a 50+ and wont work ugh
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You can use inside of hood brace and hinges from a 1950-51 on a 49 hood !! If you want to know what the difference in hinges look like go to shoebox central they have pics of hinges . Hope this helps

 

Thanks dozzee but we just had a bad storm took my fence and hood so .. ugh

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that's right about the 49 hood--it's bad news. check out the scene in "thunder road" where the mitchums are prepping the "50" for a run. that car had a 9 year old '49 hood on it and it already was doing the el-foldo on the right rear corner!

 

I know it's been two years, but if you are still trying to work out your issues, see my website on the subject at:
https://49fordcoupe.smugmug.com/Hood-Hinges-Retrofit-49-to-505/

 

The photo from Happy Hoppy is of a 1950 Hood and hinges. Totally different. You have a 50 Hood in your photos and 49 hinges. They will NOT work as a system. You need a 49 Hood or 50 hinges to get the hood mounted on your project.
49 Ford Coupe just went through all this.
The Wizzard

 

Hey Wizzard did ya see my posting on my page this morning?
https://49fordcoupe.smugmug.com/Painting-the-Car/i-qdcWbTv/A

 

Yes I did. Good to see your project coming to an end. Well done.
The Wizzard

 

F.Y.I. When shopping for a hood, if your unsure of what your looking at or being told by the seller. 1949 Hood had 4 individual block letters spelling FORD on the front of the hood. 1950 hood just had the Ford Badge on center mounted with 2 quarter inch studs. No letters at all.
The Wizzard