Hood latch cable broken on 75 Vega

[Cudda]

This is what led me to find this site. My 75 Cosworth Vega hood latch cable snapped. I searched the net and found a post from Jan. 1, 2010 by Vegastre. I was not able to pull up heis pics,but his great description of the GM tool to get the hood open enabled me to fabricate the tool well enough to pop the hood. I used a 1/4" steel rod to make the tool. The original post listed a 5/16" Rod which was too large to slip through the vents on my 75. It took a little fannageling to hit the G spot but when I did it opened easily. Here are a few pics. Thanks Vegastre. Cudda

[1100kaw2]

Thanks for pics. I always thought....what if cable broke?
I'm gonna make one these tools now while the hood works fine, then I will have it.... incase.
which means, i'll never need it.

[73astregt]

i posted how to make the hood release tool quite some time ago but it should have been cut from the thread it was in to be found easier in the best of section. take this link and scroll down good pics there of the tool,how to make it and how it fits,works. viewtopic.php?f=19&t=22770&start=15

[spencerforhire]

I have two of these tools I've bent up over the years; one is made from a trunk tension rod(1/4" diameter spring steel), and the other is made from the tapered stainless shaft of a car antenna. They both work well. The trick is to make them short enough to fit in the glove box. "Don't leave home without it".

[gmagilla]

I had to make the tool for my 71 when I first bought it as the cable snapped , at the time the local GM Dealer could get the cable new but that was about 18 years back . Makes me wonder how I built that car without this little internet thing !