Factory lightweight hood
The "shock absorber" bumper brackets were steel, but the bumper reinforcement between the brackets and actual bumper wee aluminum. HUGE weight difference.
As mentioned, hood skin is steel but the underside framework is aluminum and weighs about 12-15 lbs less than a regular, all steel hood. Hood requires later year A-body hinges (with corresponding "light" hood springs) to work on a '69 Barracuda because the hood-to-hinge bolt spacing is different than the earlier model A-body hinges.
The "shock absorber" bumper brackets were steel, but the bumper reinforcement between the brackets and actual bumper wee aluminum. HUGE weight difference.
As mentioned, hood skin is steel but the underside framework is aluminum and weighs about 12-15 lbs less than a regular, all steel hood. Hood requires later year A-body hinges (with corresponding "light" hood springs) to work on a '69 Barracuda because the hood-to-hinge bolt spacing is different than the earlier model A-body hinges.
