I just bought a 87 Honda Civic hatchback and discovered that the hood latch is broken. The pull arm inside the car is connected to nothing. No cable. Nada. I took it in for an oil change but the folks said they couldn't break the lock due to liability issues. I tried to do it myself, but there is some kind of heavy latch which I cannot break. Anybody have a solution to this problem?

This car is almost 20 years old! Buy a newer model or spring for a restoration job $$$$$$$.

Red Pepper Racing (http://www.redpepperracing.com) someone there has the part you are looking for, not to mention, they probably have had the same issue at one point or another. Look me up when you get there.