Hood Latch Kit 1977–1979 Ford Truck
Make room for more power. Keep everything locked down. When you add a heat exchanger to your build; something has to move. The stock hood latch sits right in the way. This kit relocates and repositions the latch to give your heat exchanger the clearance it needs - without cutting corners on how your hood closes and locks. Latch base; support brace; grille brackets; OEM-tooling latch assembly; and every bolt; washer; nut and spacer to put it all together. Powder coat black; so it looks clean under the hood and holds up to the extra heat your new setup is going to throw at it. The kind of part that makes a build look like it was planned that way from day one.
Install Level: Intermediate - bolt-on; hood alignment required
Finished in powder coat black.
Uses an OEM-tooling latch assembly.
Complete hardware package - no extra trips to the parts store.
Make room for more power. Keep everything locked down.
A complete hood latch kit for 1977–1979 Ford F-Series trucks — redesigned to clear a heat exchanger while keeping your hood latched solid. Finished in powder coat black and built with the right hardware from the start.
When you add a heat exchanger to your build, something has to move. The stock hood latch sits right in the way. This kit solves that problem. It relocates and repositions your hood latch to give your heat exchanger the clearance it needs — without cutting corners on how your hood closes and locks.
Every piece you need is in the box. The latch base, the support brace, the grille brackets, the OEM-tooling latch assembly, and every bolt, washer, nut, and spacer to put it all together. No extra trips to the parts store. No piecing things together from three different sources.
It's finished in powder coat black so it looks clean under the hood and holds up to the extra heat your new setup is going to throw at it. This is the kind of part that makes your build work the way it should — and look like it was planned that way from day one.
What's In the Kit
Everything needed to relocate your hood latch and clear your heat exchanger:
- x1 Hood Latch Base
- x1 Hood Latch Support Brace
- x2 Grille Brackets
- x1 Hood Latch Assembly
- x4 Nylon-Insert Locknuts — Black-Oxide, 5/16"-18 Thread
- x13 Black-Oxide 18-8 Stainless Steel Washers
- x8 Stainless Steel Button Head Hex-Drive Screws — 5/16"-18 Thread, 3/4" Long
- x5 Steel Strong-Grip Clip-On Barrel Nuts — Black-Phosphate, 5/16"-18 Thread, 0.562"
- x1 Unthreaded Spacer — 3/4" OD, 1" Long, for 5/16" Screw
- x1 Stainless Steel Button Head Hex-Drive Screw — 5/16"-18 Thread, 2" Long
Finish: powder coat black
Includes: hood latch base
Includes: hood latch support brace
Includes: 2 x grille brackets
Includes: hood latch assembly - OEM tooling
Includes: 4 x nylon-insert locknuts - black oxide; 5/16-18
Includes: 13 x black-oxide 18-8 stainless steel washers
Includes: 8 x stainless steel button head hex-drive screws - 5/16-18 x 3/4 inch
Includes: 5 x steel strong-grip fasteners
For builds adding a heat exchanger where the stock hood latch interferes.
