Hood question

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:47 pm

I was able to get some CCKW parts parts in a swop deal yestoday including two hoods,one has those little steel flashings along the lower inside edge and the other doesn't.

My question is,which is the earlier design?

Matt.

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:03 pm

My 43 has the flasing on the front of the inside of the hood. I have a replacement hood that has it also, that came off of a closed hood truck, but I don't know what year it was.

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:57 am

The baffle is found on the Earlier CCKW Hoods, probably those with the Diecast Carburetors w/early air cleaner, as time went on damaged hoods were exchanged, trucks that were used post war by the Euro Nations have had a lot of maintenance done to them, some were reprocessed prior to being issued, others sort of morphed into the little beasts that we proudly own.
Joel

bobc · Post by **bobc** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:27 am

armydriver,If the hood is the one you got from me it was a 43 also,both 43 hoods were the same,the one I sent you was the best.Bobc

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:54 am

You will also witness on the original installations using that hood that the Tie rod used with it was symmetrical, and not the one that was bulged to maych the larger diameter late Air Cleaner used with the C.I. Carburetors. It is kinda difficult trying to reason out if yours is original when your truck is a product of 60 years of mods.
Joel