Hood Latch Kit 1977–1979 Ford Truck

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