Originally Posted by randyjawa

Strange how time and the environment can do that to a hood. Seen it many times and you did great getting it off in a single piece (makes it so much easier to throw away).

Crusty Universal hoods are one thing, but be careful with Universal brake levers and calipers - they are brittle alloy and can crack easily. These came off of a late sixties Torpado that I am restoring right now...



Anyway, I got a set of not-busted Universal levers, a not needed set of hoods (already had a set tucked away that I forgot about), and put it all together, ending up with this)...