[Oldsman]

ok guys..............

hood prop and retainer clip cost me $24 thru GM

far as doing the hood stuts on the cali hood well here is the issue.......

the bracket that is spot welded on the factory hood has 4 spot welds in it. 2 on the bottom and 2 on the side. the 2 on the bottom wouldn't be a problem but you would need to use screw and nut so you would have to cut a hole on the side of the ridge to acess where the nut would go.

the problem is on the side (main reason why cali hood is for prop) where the spot welds are in not in the center but a little below that. the spot weld isa 1/4" weld so you would need to use 3/8 to 7/16 drill to drill it out. now the position of where the hole is and you look at the ridge on the cali hood there is not enough room for a threaded insert due to thickness of the ridge, the position of the hole and the size of the threaded nut.

now i am sure you could come up with some jerry rigged way of doing it but will not be very secure and would not last very long. (another reason why cali hood is prop......safety)