1st gen hood latch swap ??

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

Can you swap out the "complete" hoodlatch setup between a 1st gen Camaro and a Firebird??? And by complete I mean from the latch setup in the hood to the latch that attaches to the core support. There are a lot of nice "dresss-up" latches available for the Camaro but not our 'Birds. So I was curious if anyone had ever trans planted a Camaro latch system to a 'Bird before and how easy/difficult it might be.

[dhutton]

I doubt it. They are quite different.

[rsk68]

Sounds like it would be a whole lot of work, I think you would have better luck fabing up something unique new and different then transplanting the Camaro unit.

[Jim Nilsen]

have you searched for one with no luck? I think it is Sorensons Pontiac and Restorations that would know where to get one or would have one.

[rickpaw]

I doubt it. They are quite different.

x2. I bought a camaro unit from ebay thinking that they're the same. Turns out they're very different.

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

They are very different. I'm heading by Screaming Performance Friday to look at their door panels. I'll take a closer look at the latch on a cpl of their Camaros and see how it looks. Take a few measurements and pics. Never know. May also give me some ideas for an alternative latch.