1941 ford hood release passanger car

[skidmarks]

Putting a car back together that someone else partial dismantled for a re wire. The dash was out of the car. I got it back together now and the hood cable is missing all together. For now i am going to use a choke cable.

The question is, is there a bracket that mounts it under the dash? I have a box of odds and ends in the trunk with a couple different style of what looks like dash brackets but could just be aftermarket western auto heater controls

[rust runner]

Mine has a bracket on the far left of the dash. Goes straight out to clips on inner fender.

[skidmarks]

Does it use the corner bolt that holds the lower corner of the dashboard to the body? This dash has a bunch of extra holes on the bottom flange from previous owners mounting stuff like switches

[rust runner]

I'll have a look in the morning.

[MMB]

On mine the bracket uses a hole about 3 7/8 inches inboard of the one you are referring to; sort of between the start button and the light switch.

[rust runner]

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mine uses the bolt that anchors the dash

[drolston]

Early model year '41. Replacement Cable and repro dash bracket, but mounted to the hole on the bottom of the dash where the original bracket was.

[skidmarks]

I found this bracket in the trunk, is it for the cable or something else

[drolston]

That looks like the original hood pull bracket that was on my '41. It was pot metal and broken. The replacement part I got is unpainted steel and has a slot into the hole, so the knob does not have to come off to get the pull cable through the bracket hole.

[skidmarks]

This one is pot metal and has a D shaped hole for the cable. The mount hole to the dash looks like it might have been drilled out.

[skidmarks]

Got the hood release bracket figured out and the dash back together. The last piece to figure out is the dash brace. I found it in the trunk. I know how the dash brace mounts in a 40 ford but no clue on a 41.
Does anyone have a picture?

I did install a newport engineering electric windsheild wiper kit which fits great and works a lot better then the vacuum set up. Hope the brace doesnt interfer with it

[34FordFabricator]

Here are some original photos of a Genuine 1941 Ford Hood Pull with bracket and cable. They are some nice clear close-up of the parts so you can see exactly what it looked like.
Bill Monzo