38 Ford hood latch???

[chrisp]

Greetings! I'm new to the forum and I'm really hoping that someone here might be able to help us. My dad is in the process of building a 38 Ford Woody. He's using a 38 standard from end, but he is missing the whole hood latch assembly (hood ornament, hood latch dowel, cam, tension spring, hood handle and base, etc).

I have searched everywhere, hoping to help him find the parts, but we've had no luck. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one? Or at least, if we can't get a hold of one, some sort of work-around for the hood latch.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Chris