Hood mount assembly

A hood mount assembly for positioning and mounting a hood to a vehicle having a frame and a cab, the hood moveable between open and closed positions, the assembly comprising:

• (a) a hinge assembly disposed between a front portion of the hood and the vehicle frame, the hinge assembly comprising:
• (i) a hood mount bracket adjustably securable to a portion of the vehicle frame;
• (ii) a bushing assembly secured to the hood mount bracket, the bushing assembly having at least one bushing slidable along a bushing axis;
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• (iii) a pivot assembly secured to the bushing assembly and securable to the hood, the pivot assembly having a pivot bar moveable about a pivot bar axis for allowing the hood to pivot between open and closed positions, wherein the pivot bar axis is substantially transverse to the bushing axis;
• (b) at least one ball and socket assembly, the at least one ball and socket assembly having a ball member secured to one of a portion of the cab and a rear portion of the hood and a socket secured to the other of the portion of the cab and the rear portion of the hood, the ball member receivable within the socket when the hood is moved into the closed position, wherein an interior surface of the socket guides the ball into a predetermined position within the socket to position the hood relative to the cab.