Will 72 Dart Hood Hinges fit a 69?

[ekbeanctr]

I just lost an auction on Ebay for a set of 1969 Hinges, because I fell asleep too early (Sucks getting old  )  But I see there are  a set of 1972 hinges on there now.  Will those fit a 1969?

OR,  are the old ones rebuildable, mine have a ton of slop in them


Ernie

[abodyjoe]

i believe they will work..

[azz7772]

my interchange book says 68 to 71 part numbers 2802120(right) and 2802121(left)  and 1972 to 1974 part numbers 3582972(right) and 3582973(left)
so i do not think the 72 will work on the 69 i think it has something to do with the way you can adjust your hood. it was discussed on the old forum if you can find it

[ekbeanctr]

Thanks  for the information,  It's much appreciated. 

Ernie

[qkcuda]

The difference between my 69 cuda hood and a 73-76 dart sport hood is that the 69 hood had a floating plate inside the hood for adjustment and fixed holes in the hinges.  The 73-76 used fixed threads in the hood and slots in the hinges for adjustment.  Either style should do the job.  Is there a lot of slop in the hinges with the hood mounted?  Without the hood attached, they all flop around like crazy.

[ekbeanctr]

The hood did not want to go down in the back when you closed the hood.  Maybe I just need to oil them up real good, but that didn't seem to work before.  of course, now the fenders are off, etc, so how can I test them without putting it all back together?

Ernie

[thebankerstoy]

If you want to either buy a PREMIUM set of rebuilt hood hinges, or have your original set rebuilt, I would HIGHLY recommend that you contact a company that I just bought a set of Hood hinges for my sons 72 Dart Swinger from. They remove the sloppy factory installed hinge pins, and reinstall bigger and stronger pins that make the hinges MUCH stronger and a LOT more reliable than ANY factory hinge that you will ever find. I paid $169.00 for the set of hinges, plus a $75.00 core charge, because I didn't want to mess around with sending in the hinges off of our Dart. You will also have the shipping cost, which cost me around $19.00 to my home in Arizona. They come unpainted and have a protective coating on them to protect them until you are ready to primer and paint them. They also include new springs and new spring clips, which attach the hinge assemblies to the body. 
The company's name and contact information is as follows:

SMS Auto Restoration Services Inc.
1320 Route 9
Champlain NY  12919

Phone: 1-800-989-6660

Web site:  www.smsmopar.com

I also had these folks restore the emergency brake unit on my 66 Coronet a couple of years ago and I can promise you that you will be VERY happy with their quality of customer service and the quality of their parts and service. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate them at least a 20! 

By the way, you can verify this with SMS, but I am pretty sure that all 67 through 76 A-Body hood hinges will interchange..

Richard

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