Miles Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Note that this applies to my 1972 V8 240z which uses a Motor Sports Auto (MSA) / Jags That Run (JTR) style hood release bracket. The stock hood release cable tends to fail with age. If the cable breaks you will be very sad. So I decided to replace my failing hood release cable with a Lokar Hood Release Cable kit. I installed the hood release handle where the driver’s side vent control was mounted. The vent control mounting bracket is rigid and lines up the hood release cable with the stock hole in the firewall. The vent control was moved to the left of the Lokar hood release lever and bolted to the underside of the dash. Installation required making two brackets from 2” x 2” x 1/8” aluminum angle one for each end of the cable. The release arm on the stock hood latch release mechanism required modification because the Lokar cable stop would not fit into the stock cable connection. I removed the stock cable connector on the release arm and replaced it with a spare Lokar throttle cable end and ball pivot. This allows the attachment point on the lever arm to swivel as the release arm moves to release the hood latch. Summit p/n: Lokar Hood Release Cable Kits HR-1100U $129.95 https://www.summitracing.com/parts/lok-hr1100u Summit p/n: Lokar Cable Fittings WCA-1034 $33.95 https://www.summitracing.com/parts/lok-wca-1034 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calZ Posted Friday at 05:00 AM Share Posted Friday at 05:00 AM Good post! I love the annotated pictures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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