March 13, 2005. The hood latch mechanism has been completed.
One of the locking pins in the locked position. As can be seen it is kept in the locked position by a spring.
Here it is in the unlocked position. The little piece of wood is a stop for the hood when it is closed. It positions the hood so the locking pins automatically snap in to their respective guide grooves when the latch is released. The piece of wood and the aluminum bracket will be covered by a few layers of fiberglass to reinforce the area.
This is the handle for the latch mechanism in the locked position.
Here the handle is pulled and the locking pins are pulled in their unlocked positions by wires.
A view from the cowl area below the hood. Both the latch mechanism and the raising mechanism can be seen. The hood is here in the raised position.
As seen from the passenger side...
Yet another view from below the hood.
And this is what it looks like when the hood is opened.
March 15, 2005. Here I am testing wiper operation. After some clearancing work, the wipers can move freely without hitting anything.
