Squarebody Taco Hood - Why It Happens & How To Fix It
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- Опубликовано: 8 авг 2022
- The Famous C10 Chevy Truck Folding Bent Hood.
We explain the factory specs that causes it to happen and then we do a quick and dirty rat rod patch to show how easy it is to fix it.
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Back in the '60's I worked at a gas station. A regular customer had a Rambler American sedan and he always wanted his oil checked. It was always a fight to get the hood closed after checking the oil. He complained that we didn't know the correct way and one time he got out of the car to show us how to close the hood. His method bent the hood at the hinges. He was furious but since he did the damage, we weren't responsible. He said he was never coming back and roared off. A few days later he was back with a hammered out hood adorning his Rambler. He never wanted the oil checked after that.
After all the years, I finally know why most square bodies had kinks in the hood. Keep up the good work 👍
I’m 68 and knew nothing about the TACO HOOD.
Thanks for the educational information! 👍
Interesting history on the Taco hood. I never heard of it before this video.
Thanks for explaining the problems of the taco hood. Never to old to learn something.
Agreed!!
As a retired electrical design engineer, I think you nailed the crash test dummy story!
It is hilarious that Red was the supervisor.
I seen that kind of thing a time or 2. Lol
Great video!
5:15 was too good!!
Well it is taco Tuesday!! Thanks for the lesson Professor Bob 🌮🌮
Well Bob, I am very happy I looked at this video of yours. I learned a couple of very valuable lessons. 1st, I never knew why GM engineered that weak point in the hood and 2nd, I'd never even paid attention to that pin at the back of the engine bay or the holes in the hood. Many thanks fr a very educational video! Keep up the good work sir!
Very nicely done. You are one of the few who understands why the hoods TACO! So many people want to blame the hood and not the hinges!
That's some good hood advise.
You should be Proud of yourself Bob great job on that hood and a good education
Great video. Remember seeing those taco hoods back in the day. Back in high school I remember the father of a good friend of mine had a Scottsdale and it was loaded, leather, a/c, chrome out the yazoo. Remember watching the gas station attendant closing the hood after checking the oil and the hood just folded in half. That was not a pleasant ride back to my friend's place.
Look forward to seeing more on the old C10. Be safe and stay well.
Great video Bob. I totally enjoy and love your channel. I do like the square body Chevys. But I really enjoy watching you do the older vehicles. Just watching the transformation of rusted metal turned into a jewel, completely blows my mind. The amount of skill that you have is phenomenal. But all your videos keep me riveted and keep me coming back. Keep up the great work Bob! Keep On Motoring Brother!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hey Bob again you've outdone yourself, that hood is better than brand new, keep up the nice work and the Sparks a flying 👍
That’s the funniest vid yet, is this the first time a 3rd person has been filming? Great vid Bob!
Every now and then a buddy stops by and I immediately put them to work.
Back in the day I remember buying a fix it bracket that bolted between the hinge and the hood that extended well past the kink. It worked pretty well and wasn't expensive. Keep doing what your doing.
Thanks for the schooling Bob 👍 🇺🇸
👍🏻I like you remedy for the taco hood bob . My 78 ‘ k10 has a taco hood I haven’t gotten around to fixing yet thanks
Great video Bob, you are wise beyond your years. 👍😉✌
BOB, NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW THE PROPER WAY TO CLOSED THE HOOD. THANKS FOR SHOWING THEM!
Bob! Its me uncle rob! Sure is something us old guys get it done! No one stays 22 forever.
Great work getting the hood straightened back out Bob! 🙂👍 Take care 🔧🔩
Very cool video Bob. As always lots of great knowledge shared. Keep on getting it ✌️😎👍
Another great video Bob. Thanks for the lessons.
Remember that MGB? There were three accidental bend spots in that design: Both strut locations, one in the hood and one at the trunk lid. But the most fun one is at the mirror location in each door. The doors were designed to minimize body flex so the hinges and the strike pin were both reinforced. Where does the stress go? Well, the body skin takes a bunch of it. But when you drill three holes for the mirror, you weaken it just enough so that, over time, the stress creates a vertical tear right there. Simply welding the skin won’t get it. You must weld in a thicker backing plate about 4” square. Problem solved.
My 78 Monte Carlo hood is taco’d and weak all under it. I’m going to give it the Rat Rod Bob treatment… got nothin to lose
LOVE YOUR 'VISION' AND ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT ...
I don't know what parallel universe would have Ol Red as a supervisor but I'm pretty sure its a good place!
I had noticed those pins before and wondered what they were for so thanks for the explanation.
And that phrase "fits like socks on a rooster" had me on the floor in stitches!
Cheers!
Thanks for the schooling on the C10 bonnet BOB , seem's like I learn some thing new every day . Cheers .🤔🤠
Just want to say I appreciate all of your videos, your an amazing wealth of information and thanks for taking the time to share. Also red would make a better supervisor than most I've ever worked for
A rich kid I knew back in 1975 had a white with blue stripped 1969 pontiac firebird transam..beautiful car..Good video Casey..thanks bro for sharing!!
Bob and Red Gettin It Done!
Very educational! Thanks Bob!
Hi Bob and Red,the school of ratrodology was in full swing this session,when it comes to making metal fit you certainly are the professor cut,bash and weld,gettin done,who cares it,s only a ratrod! cya next time ,take care and stay safe in the dream shop
It turned out good. I have done the same thing 👍👍🇨🇱
I knew it Bob! I knew that Red was the boss! Lol
Hood looks nice RRB,!
Great video Bob! 😁
And great fix on that old hood. Getting closer!
Take care👍
Dam great hood repair Bob.
Great work an love the effort keep them alive . Love squares I have 4 77, 78,79,81
I folded my first c10s hood... Learned my lesson that day.
Stumbled upon your channel, heck yeah! Informative as all heck
BOB I'm really digging the truck I can't wait to hear it run
Great video 👍. Had me chuckling all the way through. Enjoyed it very much 😂. Very good advice 👍.
Taco hood that's hilarious C10 DNA for sure.
She's comeing along.
Your awesome Bob thanks for the great videos
Ditto BrianF! And Reds camera work at 3:44 was wesome.(Two hand explanation and moving camera. Glad you had the Supervisor working.) Thanks.
Beautiful truck Bob!
That's a great information about how you should open and shut a bonnet, it's certainly getting there, ya need to give Red a hurry along, all the best to yous and your loved ones
Thanks for the tips!
Great info! Where's that little shiny guy!
It's looking awesome can't wait to see the finished truck , I have watched every video , love to see you do all of your fab work , simply awesome 👍
Awesome thank you!
Keep er ROLLEN BOB LOVE IT
Thanks for the great video!
Hey Bawb, Great video!!!!! Great explanation!!!!! Think they did this too more than the C-10 hood if i remember right working in a gas station in the early to mid seventies!! You Gettin' it!!!!!
Bob I never seen anybody repair a hood like that always thought you had to replace those.love the music like to see you playing more . Trucker from Dayton.
Great Advice Bob!!
As much as I cussed those hoods over the years an never knew about that design. Just goes to show you’re never to old to learn.😁 Good job on the repair!
I Very Much Learned Something Today Bob!!!!! Awesome Repair Brother!!!!
Keep Rocking It Out Brother!!!
Right on
Great video , and nice fix Bob
Very cool Bob how you reverse engineered that hood issue. Work like this is Ninja work. You sneak up on the finished work so as not to make things worse. Great job Bob !
Love the way you say "right there"
Yes sir never pull down on a c10 hood push and pull lol looking good man 🤙
Joe thanks for your expertise from alberta Canada 🇨🇦 awsome means lots your experience is available and great great job
Keep on gitting it bob, you are the man!
You should open a classroom for young humans to learn ratrod calculations. For real
Great lesson 🧐Bob
When you close those hoods it helps if you push the hood in towards the cab and wiggle it till the spring pressure releases slightly then pull it down, instead of just pulling it straight down from the get go.
Lubing those hinges like bob says is critical too.
Truth.
I never knew that about the hood. Awesome video.
Fantastic Hood Advise BAAAWWWBB ‼️🤗🤗 I KNEW RED HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOUR HIGHLY CLASSIFIED RATROD TECHNOLOGY OF FIXING THE THAT HOOD BAAAWWWBB ‼️ GBA 🤗🤗 Gary.
Nice fix Bawb, I never really understood why they put that curve across the hood of those trucks but it makes sense
Informative and Very Entertaining!!
Red doing good job runnin that camera 😆 good video thanks
stay cool, my friend!
Got hungry whatching your video went and got me some Burritos Not tacos. Lol. Great video I enjoy it very much. Cheers Square🕋body Brother.
My dad's 1973 GMC squarebody had the taco'd hood which was the least of it's worries. Body cancer and the floating steering were much worse problems.
Well Bob, thanks for this clarifying explanation over the 'Taco" hood! Looking those vids is learning too, keep up the good work ;-))
Bob, you are entertaining!!
Good stuff. You got it now. Love the shirt!
Ryan Johnson?
My Ryan Johnson?!!? 👀
Awesome video now i want some tacos home made of course
Impressive Jade!
Love this content. Thank you
Bob….could I make a suggestion for a T-shirt? Want everybody to know about another Mississippi boy. How about “I support Rat Rod Bob”…?
I like this video,my 74 does not have that crumple crease on it,my 76 does.
Start Video. Stop video and plug in Big Stereo amp. Turn on Video. I'm ready now Bob. Good tunes brother. Taco Hoods need hot sauce Bob. ROFL at you and Red as your boss. Had to replay that part.
Take them big springs off that hinge too. Danged Old Hoods. Chevy knew better then that.
All hail RatRod Bob
Thank you for this video
Bob, when you said "let it be written, let it be done", I thought you were going to sing Creeping Death by Metallica, 😂
I'm digging it too thanks😎
Thanks for sharing 👍😀
Let it be written let it be done. Lol 😂. That’s good stuff. 👍
Thanks Bob
Best way to fix these hoods is to get rid of the hood and get you a fiberglass one lol. I remember my dad's old C10 we were out on the frozen lake coming home from ice fishing and the wind was so strong and the hood so worn that the hood latch came undone and the hood snapped clean in half...flew right over the car fortunately. We replaced it with a piece of Plywood with bondo overtop to match the body lines using the original hinges.
Truck is still together as a farm vehicle 20 years later lol. I imagine the reason the original broke was they used too stiff of steel for what is supposed to be a compliant panel with some give. Too much carbon in their metallurgy.
Nice job.
It’s cool you got a camera person to film you.
It looks good.
Great how too, and an awesome safety dummy story too. (brought smiles, on this end) ... Red with awful quite today, is he under the weather ?
Thanks,I needed that.
You’re welcome 😊
Hey, old Red is gettin' pretty good at holding the camcorder and filming you! 🙂
Taught me something good job