'67 330 GTC Hood Release Cable

i buy all my cable, sheathing & emergency brake cable from these guys

 

Thank you everyone. A friend just bought a 330GTC and the hood is not opening; trying to give him a hand. I know little about this model. Thanks again.

john

 

Does he have an owners manual ?
It may provide details/instructions to locations of emergency/secondary release cables or related mechanisms.

 

Hi Timo, turned out the cable was disconnected at the latch anyway and the cable end was hiding somewhere behind the dash.

john

 

Unfortunately, the illustrations in 330 GTC owners manual don’t show the locations of the secondary latch pulls. Heck, it doesn’t even show where the choke lever is. The 365 GTC supplement at least shows some additional information such as hood release location and choke lever, but it’s still unclear, in the owners manual, exactly where some of these secondary cable pulls are located.

There are secondary pulls for the hood, trunk, and gas filler caps. I only found my secondary hood release cable when I removed the center console to replace some electrical switches. And I found the secondary filler cap release when I was reconnecting a loose fuel tank vent line in the trunk. It’s all part of the wonderful discovery process one goes through with these lovely aging classics. I love the archeological nature of this kind of stuff. The best way to discover things about your car is to try to do as much work on them yourself as possible (if you have the garage space, hopefully a lift, and plenty of time on your hands).

 

Well, it's good to see that others have wrestled with the hood release cable on their 330 GTCs. I had this problem yesterday with a sobering outcome. Neither the release cable or the backup cable would release the hood. I'm picturing doomsday scenarios including cutting a hole in the hood to access the latch. But, after a fitful night of sleep, it occurred to me that I could try unbolting the 4 bolts that attach the hood hinge to the body. They are reasonably accessible and, praise Enzo, it worked. Before I dare closing the hood again, I want to replace both hood release cables. The primary one has a single wire inside its jacket. The second one has a braided cable inside the jacket. I think I'll go braided jackets on both for the reasons pointed out above. I'd like to get them ordered now so if anyone with a 330 knows the lengths needed, please pass it on.

 

The thing about these cars is they are analog. Just stop and think. How would I do this? Odds are you will be on the right path.

 

Tom, sometimes the cable action is ineffective because the latch mechanism is loose. I was helping a friend once with this and found two of the four studs were stripped of threads and the remaining studs just couldn't keep the latch planted.

john

 

Owning a few other Italian ill equipped latch mechanisms that go boo in the dark,
we settled for the heaviest fishing nylon (400lbs) at

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKFXXKK5/ref=syn_sd_onsite_desktop_0?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aref=cu74bclyNN&th=1

doubly twisted and ally ferrules, and doubly installed, left and right, as no one can see them, but we know where they are.
I believe it is a good solution, we lifted an empty small block with a hoist and nary a groan.

Regards, Alberto

 

Dayum. TG you weren't dealing with a fire or some other emergency...