Any tips for getting hood springs back on?
You can easily access the brackets through the removable panel inside of the front fender wells. You don't have to go through the top or take the doors off. But you will have to remove both front wheels unless you're Gumby.
Get a large flathead screwdriver and pry off the push nuts that hold the bracket on.
Grab some large channel locks and a vice. Makes swapping springs so much easier. It will take longer to remove them than to replace them. Takes about 30 seconds.
You can get replacement push nuts at NAPA or on Ebay/Amazon.
Edit: Here are the photos of the access panel and the Spring in the correct orientation
You can easily access the brackets through the removable panel inside of the front fender wells. You don't have to go through the top or take the doors off. But you will have to remove both front wheels unless you're Gumby.
Get a large flathead screwdriver and pry off the push nuts that hold the bracket on.
Grab some large channel locks and a vice. Makes swapping springs so much easier. It will take longer to remove them than to replace them. Takes about 30 seconds.
You can get replacement push nuts at NAPA or on Ebay/Amazon.
Edit: Here are the photos of the access panel and the Spring in the correct orientation