yup i thionk all galaxies had springs to the hood. my 74 did. and i never hit my head on that hood once. wish i could say the same for the maverick lol. owww
its a big thick peace of steel, im a sheet metal fabricator and on a comet hood it has a power bulge, with that in mind the curve of the hood wont let it warp easy at all.with all my air force wisdom on sheet metal,my stuped prop rod gets me every time!he he
Not having the math to do this properly I will share this bit of knowledge to help bring more light to this subject. Being a bit of an archer we are taught to unstring bows to keep them as strong as they are supposed to be. That is true ONLY of wooden bows. Wood will warp - even under its own weight. Fiberglass and metal bows can be left strung forever and never lose their tension. The strings can rot however and you might hear a strange sound from your bow when it finally lets go - they sing to you, not at all like letting the string go without an arrow but a longer "swish" because it doesn't let go all at once. Anyway - wood will warp but your hood won't unless you get it to bend beyond its yield point. ( as long as its metal or fiberglass and not a wood hood)
A prop rod can cause heavily modified hoods to have problems. Case in point, when I had the snorkel on mine for eternity. I kept having to fix the hood every couple years. Then one year i reinforced the hood so it would rest flat while on the hood prop. Only kept the hood on for 3 more years but it was still good when I took it off. I think a stock hood is safe. Dan
