Huh, I've been thinking of a name for my "new" '68 Chevy pickup.
That's how I've been making some repairs on my '68. If I can scrounge the parts, and do it for free, and it does the job, then heck ya! To stop the hood from trampolining while driving, I made this hood brace. Yea I could get a genuine GM part that was used on the later trucks, but this will do. KLUGE
First parts by Kurt Womack, on Flickr
Back to the topic, I have an old small compass, with stepped tips, that could work for this trick.