1970 hood spear replacement

[keith72monte]

Hey everyone, I bought a 70 ss car 3 years ago. I noticed the hood spear was a 72 spear. Now i ordered a 70 repo one from the parts place. I went to install it and two problems. the pins don't quite line up. I could bend them to make them work, but i shouldn't have to. Rethinking i need to get a nos one off ebay. But i realized the emblem doesn't cover the big hole in hood. Small gaps on both sides of new spear .Now I'm thinking this must be a 72 hood installed? One top of that , when someone installed 72 spear , it dug into the paint and left so lines in paint. So question is , 1970 and 71 72 hoods have different  big size holes?Pin holes different also? is the repo too narrow to cover the big hole. I'm not going to buy another hood and have painted cause it would cost probably 3k to get correct hood spear on the car. If the nos spear is wider i can live with the lines in the hood where the 72 spear dug in. Any thoughts? I can live with the 72 spear, only a real monte guy is going to know the differnce. I love 72 montes, so i'm ok with it lol i put 70 headlight knob and radio knobs in my 72 because they are much dressier lol so any input would help if someone knows. Jared should know. Mr 60 montes lol

[cny first gen 71]

I belive the 71 hood had the bigger hole for that hood spear. I have a 72 hood on my 71 but neither had or has hood spear. The 72 hood had a spear on it but I covered the holes because I didn't want hood spear with the cowl hood I built.

[Dtret]

Technically all three years have different hoods. 70 has tiny holes for the spear. 71 same tiny holes and also the big one for the spear emblem spring. 72 is the same but the spear is wider to cover the big hole and also the 72 hood has the crumple zones in the hood frame in front of the hinges. ( the crumple zones could be a partial year thing too). 
 

To answer your question you have a 71/72 hood on your car. A 70 spear will not cover the hole. 

[keith72monte]

Thanks for the info guys. Your the best. I don't plan on selling it. i will live with the 72 spear. When we're at a car show the hoods are opened up anyways lol . Lets just keep this a secret lol. I have a extra hood at my friends house. I'll check to see what year it is. learning the hard way again. Too old to sweat the small stuff . Not loosing any sleep over it lol Life is way too short.. 

[Scott S.]

I've got the same issue, and like you said, only those who know would ever mention it.  

[1970mcss]

I like the looks of the 72 spear over the 70 but, I'm going to leave mine alone

[cny first gen 71]

33 minutes ago, Scott S. said:

I've got the same issue, and like you said, only those who know would ever mention it.  

Exactly right.

[keith72monte]

Glad to see I'm not the only one lol. Same green color as mine too. Now i wish mine didn't have the vinyl top. But it was the first local SS car i have seen in years worth buying. Prices keep going up on the SS cars. Its becoming unpractical to spend over 50k for any car. 

[Scott S.]

You should try pricing out an SS Chevelle.... $$$$ 

[Scott S.]

2 hours ago, 1970mcss said:

I like the looks of the 72 spear over the 70 but, I'm going to leave mine alone

There used to to be a script "MC" decal that fit on the flat spot of the spear. 

[Dtret]

3 hours ago, Scott S. said:

There used to to be a script "MC" decal that fit on the flat spot of the spear. 

The Parts Place has them. 

[keith72monte]

Yeah i've been looking for a chevelle SS on facebook. Ebay is over priced

[Dtret]

16 hours ago, keith72monte said:

Yeah i've been looking for a chevelle SS on facebook. Ebay is over priced

What year?

[420ponies]

2 hours ago, Dtret said:

What year?

Any year!! Just crazy if you ask me.

[keith72monte]

1970 is the most popular. then 66 and 67 years. I have a 67 malibu with ss emblems. Ofcourse it needs body and paint.  But it makes for a fun driver. People love to check it out at the gas station lol Along with the Montes

[420ponies]

Sshhh, I'm working on my '65 Chevelle SS. TELL NO ONE!!