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**LostMy65** · 04-27-2015, 09:46 AM

Any ideas on One Man Installing and/or Removing Hood?
I don't have an engine puller.

63longfleet · 04-27-2015, 10:05 AM

Ive done it with 2 long prop rods on a couple of cars before, should be the same process

Lowl!f3 · 04-27-2015, 10:43 AM

Wait. For help

**TJ's Chevy** · 04-27-2015, 11:07 AM

I did it....used the forks of my tractor and that propped the hood, let is slide off the brackets and then lowered it...then got underneath and man handled it off. lol I've also done it when I propped the hood with my head and let it fall on me.....the 1st way is a tad less painful though.

Free Candy Inside · 04-27-2015, 11:17 AM

Maybe use a ratchet strap on each corner and raise it up then back from under it??

1963c-10 · 04-27-2015, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowl!f3

Wait. For help

yeah, this has always been my method too. Cabs & beds no problem....but the hoods especially when painted I wait and get help on.

61K10 · 04-27-2015, 12:38 PM

this is how i did mine. had a few tie-downs---

**LostMy65** · 04-27-2015, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 61K10

this is how i did mine. had a few tie-downs---

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I think I'm going to try this.
The pictures helped.
Thank you.
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And thanks to the other's too.

markeb01 · 04-27-2015, 04:01 PM

I did mine in a similar fashion with a cherry picker. If I didn't have that, I'd bolt substantial brackets to the ceiling joists and lift the hood with ratchet straps., and as noted above back the truck out from under. Just be careful when it comes time to release the tension. I use ratchet straps for all kinds of things, including hood spring installation.

We don't have any help readily available, so waiting isn't much of an option. I figure out an engineering solution rather than stop progress.

joe dirt · 04-27-2015, 04:52 PM

suppose I could come by and help you...im going to be removing my hood soon so you can come help me...lol

**argonaut** · 04-27-2015, 11:52 PM

In a pinch I put some rags on the cowl, unbolted one side at a time. Then just reached under the hood at the center and lifted it overhead. It was pretty darn heavy though. Cherry picker and a few straps makes it easy.

61_FL_Apache · 04-28-2015, 07:14 PM

61K10 has the right idea.

dougf · 04-28-2015, 10:14 PM

I have done it, but I'm 6'3" and 245 which helps but I usually just walk inside and drag the wife out to help.

jonzcustomshop · 04-28-2015, 10:50 PM

this doesn't help much... I am just jealous of the clamp they got to use at the factory.... it hooks under the front lip, and then has a rest in the center....

I have found that I can get a hood off by myself with out scratching the paint, but there is pretty much no way to put it on with out tearing stuff up!

*** also check out that cool tire stand.. I need one of those for my 4X4!

**CHIZZLER** · 04-28-2015, 11:22 PM

Im about 15 minutes and a six pack away.

joe dirt · 04-29-2015, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CHIZZLER

Im about 15 minutes and a six pack away.

Same here...im in gresham boring area
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**LostMy65** · 05-03-2015, 10:58 PM

Thanks guys.
I was able to get help today.
I think I'm going to go buy an engine hoist for next time.
I'll need it for future projects anyway.

brap999 · 05-03-2015, 11:15 PM

The only way I have ever been able to do it alone is with an engine hoist. It's the single best tool i own, comes in handy for so many things.

luvbowties · 05-03-2015, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LostMy65

Any ideas on One Man Installing and/or Removing Hood?
I don't have an engine puller.

Lots of people might be surprised how many engines can be removed with the hood left in place IF you have a cherry-picker. Surely surprised me 1st time I saw a mechanic, helping me, remove a sbc from a 1965 C10 I was changing engines in--and never touched a hood hinge bolt! Left the tranny in place too, held in place by a crossbar under 'bell-housing' bolts[extended forward with nuts holding them] w/ends of crossbar supported by the frame.
Radiator stayed bolted up too.

So, I learned a lot on that day!
Sam

luvbowties · 05-04-2015, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 1963c-10

yeah, this has always been my method too. Cabs & beds no problem....but the hoods especially when painted I wait and get help on.

...and so it's time to yell for the good wife to come and help and [over-] pay her upkeep...

Sam

luvbowties · 05-04-2015, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by brap999

The only way I have ever been able to do it alone is with an engine hoist. It's the single best tool i own, comes in handy for so many things.

Got a buddy with a Harbor Frt. cherry picker that he modified with one of their air-operated valve-lifts--talk about charm on top of charm! It may be air-over-hydraulic, I just can't quite recall. (My doc says my memory problems and shortness of breath--which he abbreviates as "sob"--is not caused by my age, but by my blowing out all the birthday candles.

)
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04-27-2015, 09:46 AM	#1
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,468	1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. Any ideas on One Man Installing and/or Removing Hood? I don't have an engine puller. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

04-27-2015, 10:05 AM	#2
63longfleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 108	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. Ive done it with 2 long prop rods on a couple of cars before, should be the same process

04-27-2015, 10:43 AM	#3
Lowl!f3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Crosby, Tx Posts: 300	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. Wait. For help __________________ 1965 C10 Project

04-27-2015, 11:07 AM	#4
TJ's Chevy Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 10,384	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. I did it....used the forks of my tractor and that propped the hood, let is slide off the brackets and then lowered it...then got underneath and man handled it off. lol I've also done it when I propped the hood with my head and let it fall on me.....the 1st way is a tad less painful though. __________________ 1966 Chevy C10 "Project Two Tone" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596643 1964 GMC "Crustine" semi-build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=665056 My youtube channel. Username "Military Chevy": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_h...fzpcUXyK_5-uiw

04-27-2015, 11:17 AM	#5
Free Candy Inside Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 752	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. Maybe use a ratchet strap on each corner and raise it up then back from under it?? __________________ 63 1ton Paneltruck build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=627721 Instagram: jaked937

04-27-2015, 12:38 PM	#7
61K10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: pleasant valley--placerville ca Posts: 3,039	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. this is how i did mine. had a few tie-downs--- Attached Images __________________ 1961 chevy K10 my build is------------61K10 build

04-27-2015, 04:01 PM	#9
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. I did mine in a similar fashion with a cherry picker. If I didn't have that, I'd bolt substantial brackets to the ceiling joists and lift the hood with ratchet straps., and as noted above back the truck out from under. Just be careful when it comes time to release the tension. I use ratchet straps for all kinds of things, including hood spring installation. We don't have any help readily available, so waiting isn't much of an option. I figure out an engineering solution rather than stop progress. __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

04-27-2015, 04:52 PM	#10
joe dirt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: portland oregon Posts: 292	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. suppose I could come by and help you...im going to be removing my hood soon so you can come help me...lol

04-27-2015, 11:52 PM	#11
argonaut Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,813	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. In a pinch I put some rags on the cowl, unbolted one side at a time. Then just reached under the hood at the center and lifted it overhead. It was pretty darn heavy though. Cherry picker and a few straps makes it easy. __________________ Jason M. @argonaut62 1972 K5 Blazer CST, Turquoise 1966 K20 Short Fleet Pickup, Big Ugly 1964 C10 Short Fleet, Gertrude 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 1996 Ford Bronco XLT 1980 Jeep Wagoneer 2008 Honda CBR1000RR 2005 Honda RC51 1981 Honda CB750C No dis-assemble Johnny Five! No dis-assemble!

04-28-2015, 07:14 PM	#12
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,065	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. 61K10 has the right idea. __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

04-28-2015, 10:14 PM	#13
dougf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Fort Campbell, KY Posts: 494	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. I have done it, but I'm 6'3" and 245 which helps but I usually just walk inside and drag the wife out to help.

04-28-2015, 10:50 PM	#14
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. this doesn't help much... I am just jealous of the clamp they got to use at the factory.... it hooks under the front lip, and then has a rest in the center.... I have found that I can get a hood off by myself with out scratching the paint, but there is pretty much no way to put it on with out tearing stuff up! *** also check out that cool tire stand.. I need one of those for my 4X4! Attached Images __________________ 60 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=280904 61 crew build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=646830 63 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=336537 64 'burb build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=448681 65 'burb build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=590715 65 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=281955

04-28-2015, 11:22 PM	#15
CHIZZLER SAVING ONE TRUCK AT A TIME Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sherwood oregon Posts: 1,141	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. Im about 15 minutes and a six pack away. __________________ 53-suburban (99% done) 40-pick up (99.9% done) 12-cc lb dually D-max (dd) 61-crew cab D-max "PAY LESS FOR WHAT YOU NEED PAY MORE FOR WHAT YOU WANT" 53 BURBAN BARN FIND:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=404091 1940 PROJECT MOON SHINE:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551088 1961 CREW MAX: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=6957999

05-03-2015, 10:58 PM	#17
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,468	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. Thanks guys. I was able to get help today. I think I'm going to go buy an engine hoist for next time. I'll need it for future projects anyway. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

05-03-2015, 11:15 PM	#18
brap999 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Springfield, VA Posts: 223	Re: 1 Man - Installing and/or Removing Hood. The only way I have ever been able to do it alone is with an engine hoist. It's the single best tool i own, comes in handy for so many things. __________________ 1963 Chevrolet C10 Stepside 1972 Pontiac GTO 1998 Dodge Viper GTS 1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ 2018 Chevy Camaro ZL1-1LE *It's never too early to beef up my obituary*



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