Anyone else get a '60 edsel hood release handle and cable?

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Anyone else get a '60 edsel hood release handle and cable?

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I'm hoping to start repairing the handle tomorrow, as it was pressed/stamped on and came loose shortly after leaving the salvage yard..so I'm taping it and adding in a set screw..And hopefully mach it up tomorrow evening if i'm lucky..

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Just curious to know if anyone else has used the '60 Edsel assembly and what all they did on the latch end to make it all function properly...I know I can get it done...but It would be nice if someone already knew and I didn't have to spend so long working through it :lol:
1964 f100 lwb 292 ECG Heads,4v, 4spd, '76 9" 3.25, orig. :292 3spdO/D, 3.92 spicer locker
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Wow! I had the same idea. I was going to hook the end to a hood latch off of a 97 astro van. You would have to build a bracket, but the latch itself is only about 15 bucks on rockauto. Good luck.

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1964 f100 lwb 292 ECG Heads,4v, 4spd, '76 9" 3.25, orig. :292 3spdO/D, 3.92 spicer locker
19mpg hwy, .040/298ci, arnd 8.7:1, ECG heads, stainless valves, ceramic coated ramshorn manifolds, B code int., eddy 4bbl, Durasprk II/C5ZF dizzy, C2AE rods,high ratio rockers, NOS two groove h.balancer, unkwn cam-for now :twisted: soon:pwr asst steering
was FE/FT, mount:390, C6R heads, C4ae int, w/ 361/391 FT Bellhous.,timing cover, & w. pump.
-Back on the road since jan '17
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going to make a custom bracket, tried mounting it where the o/d handle was at one time...horrible spot, granted I'm sure the o/d bracket was far better suited than some Edsel part...but I would think eventually you might hit your knee on it...but I've never seen a nice high quality picture of a truck with the o/d cable in it so...
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1964 f100 lwb 292 ECG Heads,4v, 4spd, '76 9" 3.25, orig. :292 3spdO/D, 3.92 spicer locker
19mpg hwy, .040/298ci, arnd 8.7:1, ECG heads, stainless valves, ceramic coated ramshorn manifolds, B code int., eddy 4bbl, Durasprk II/C5ZF dizzy, C2AE rods,high ratio rockers, NOS two groove h.balancer, unkwn cam-for now :twisted: soon:pwr asst steering
was FE/FT, mount:390, C6R heads, C4ae int, w/ 361/391 FT Bellhous.,timing cover, & w. pump.
-Back on the road since jan '17
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The 58-60 Lincoln pull levers look the same as your Edsel. The early Lincoln's hood opens forward so the cable may be too short for a truck. Might be a good idea for a forward tilt fromt end.
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That's a neat idea.
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chris401 wrote:The 58-60 Lincoln pull levers look the same as your Edsel. The early Lincoln's hood opens forward so the cable may be too short for a truck. Might be a good idea for a forward tilt fromt end.
ya that why when we realized that the yard had an Edsel and the hood opened like it needed to...we knew we had to snag it...
1964 f100 lwb 292 ECG Heads,4v, 4spd, '76 9" 3.25, orig. :292 3spdO/D, 3.92 spicer locker
19mpg hwy, .040/298ci, arnd 8.7:1, ECG heads, stainless valves, ceramic coated ramshorn manifolds, B code int., eddy 4bbl, Durasprk II/C5ZF dizzy, C2AE rods,high ratio rockers, NOS two groove h.balancer, unkwn cam-for now :twisted: soon:pwr asst steering
was FE/FT, mount:390, C6R heads, C4ae int, w/ 361/391 FT Bellhous.,timing cover, & w. pump.
-Back on the road since jan '17
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charliemccraney wrote:That's a neat idea.
ya its defiantly not something I've ever seen anyone do to they're slick
1964 f100 lwb 292 ECG Heads,4v, 4spd, '76 9" 3.25, orig. :292 3spdO/D, 3.92 spicer locker
19mpg hwy, .040/298ci, arnd 8.7:1, ECG heads, stainless valves, ceramic coated ramshorn manifolds, B code int., eddy 4bbl, Durasprk II/C5ZF dizzy, C2AE rods,high ratio rockers, NOS two groove h.balancer, unkwn cam-for now :twisted: soon:pwr asst steering
was FE/FT, mount:390, C6R heads, C4ae int, w/ 361/391 FT Bellhous.,timing cover, & w. pump.
-Back on the road since jan '17
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All three years of the Fords with forward tilt hoods used the exact same handle but the cable is real short.
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