'bout time you came back and 'bothered' us again. I figured you must be writing another best seller

The '28-'29 latches are different then the '30-'31 as the entire nose of the car is a little narrower. The later 'A' uses a separate bracket on the frame which is also serves as part of the fender mounting system. Your latches mount with 12-24 machine screws and the ones that go through the shelf and into a wood block - I would probably drill through that block and tap the top of the frame if at all possible. I don't know if you have seen on another post how I'm holding the tops of my hood down, but it was quite simple and I used 2000 pound webbing and so far is good for up to 75 mph errrr make that 55mph