Jim,
The shaft that I showed will go on either the right or left side of the hood. It is going to be a "little" while and I will be putting one on Cpteddies. Very minor mods need to be done so you can bolt it into the inner fender and I use "jacknuts" to bolt it to the hood 1/4x20's. The "arm" is not a shaft so to speak and is like a galvanized finish. No prepping has to be done and lasts for years! It is a stock corvette hood shaft / a corvair rear hood/engine lid shaft.
CobraEd, you know I would answer you! The post the guys are talking about is cpteddies and your timing is perfect-I just finished Ed's and have a entire series of pictures posted. Alll the parts can be had by Finishline with the exception of the two brackets I fabricated to make the hood latches-latch!
I'm going to be posting a really neat trick in a day or two so if anyone has the guts
they can throw away all those fiberglass self tapping screws that constantly work loose to the point after awhile they wont tighten up anymore! (Wait til cpteddies sees these.)--roll bar grommets, outside fender mirrors, defroster vents, hood handles, anything including your boats hardware for a solid and perminant hold!