Latch that holds the hood at 90° broke off, so I decided to try repairing it. Drilled the rivet holding that spring loaded latch, grabbed the broken piece, welded it back in place. Bit tough to do on such a small work piece, gave the welder the big juice (MIG) and hit it. Seemed to get good penetration, had to file it down a good bit. Primed, painted, reinstalled with a riv-nut as the pivot. Sent a screw into it with some blue Loctite. We shall see how it holds up. Beats having the hood come down unexpectedly I guess.

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1983 240D 4-speed manual