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Dave Jennings (aka DavyJ) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] Niagara Falls, Canada (905) 374-1128  Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow.

Just finished this tonight, thought I would share it. Hood hinge at front is spring loaded and lifts hood straight up at front so it clears the rad shell, then tilts forward over the grill.

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Posted by pooch  -  12/13/2007 03:36 AM Very nice I hate to think of the amount of time it took to think that through? very nice! pooch [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] albany, Oregon   Posted by dhethrington  -  12/13/2007 01:10 PM Great idea using the springs Dave Hethrington [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Zeeland, Michigan   Posted by johns56  -  12/13/2007 04:22 PM looks most excellent. good work. johns56 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] phoenix, Arizona   Posted by DavyJ  -  12/14/2007 03:57 AM Thanks guys, it was about a week to design and a few evenings to build. made several attempts with plastic sheet first until I could figure the correct length for the rods. It seems to work ok. I was just trying for something different from the side hinge since they are a pain with dipsticks on both sides. It's almost time to blow the car apart to begin paint work, probably after Xmas. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005   Posted by jimmothershead  -  12/14/2007 02:27 PM From Tri-C Engineering Jim [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Huntingtown, Maryland   Posted by TYCHOOCHOO  -  12/14/2007 04:40 PM I have the same set-up on my 34 but only power release. I don't like the idea of power release but right now living with it. I do like the way it opens which makes it very easy to do work under the hood. I have a problem with mine hitting the grill frame and chipping the paint on the very edge of the frame when opening the hood. The only way I see to try and fix it is shift the hood back about 1/4 of an inch, maybe a little less. If I try to move the grill forward it starts to make the lines open up to much along the side panels. Any Ideas? TYCHOOCHOO [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] MT. SINAI, New York   Posted by dhethrington  -  12/14/2007 08:24 PM You need to have it so the front lifts a little at first before going ahead. Dave's idea of using a spring looks like a good idea. I think you will have to play with it. When I did my 37 the front would lift a little because of the position of the arms Dave Hethrington [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Zeeland, Michigan

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