Ever since I started on CHUG

I have wanted some sort of hood lock. I thought about classic muscle car type flush mount hood pins with the locks and ruled them out for a couple reasons (UGLY and not enough vertical room under the hood to mount) then I came up with a slick idea for Windshield blocks with tops that would slide back to reveal hidden cabinet type locks. (these went away as to complicated. I thought about the traditional long cable and latch setup most modern car have and a variation of this using an electric solenoid.

Well last night I came up with another idea. Using the original hood latches. Welding a loop to the barrel of the latch and then using an eye bolt as one of the latch anchor bolts. Then a simple padlock could be looped through the two eyes. Preventing the Latch from extending longer and allowing it to come out of the notch mounted on the hood.

I think I might try this cause if it doesn't work or I don't like how it looks to replace the Hood Latches is only a few bucks $14.00 at Walcks.

The thing would be to find a padlock that could wrap around the barrel of the catch and pass though each loop and not rattle around.

And sure unless a guy got real lucky and the loop on the padlock fit real tight someone with a set of Bolt cutters could defeat it. But then that could be said about almost any type of hood lock.

No doubt someone could just cram a big bar under the hood and break things but it keeps the more casual types out.  The B also has a fuel disconnect of sorts in that the fuel pump will not function unless proper procedures are taken and there are two battery cutoff switches, not to mention a relatively well hid battery.

I think mostly I am building an ulcer. My past claim to fame is as a Custom Knifemaker Which includes Machinist, Engineer, Draftsman, Photographer, Woodworker, Metallurgist, Jeweler, Salesman, among other skills. I also took auto tech at college in the very late 70's and did a bunch of muscle car like street and drag strip racing as a kid.

Now I drive Dump truck and pup trailer for a paving co.