Thread: hood and hinges

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I think maybe I'll go with a Rootlieb hood, I definatley want the hood to line up with the body lines. Now I just have to decide on what type of hinge setup to go with.

Rocky

Here is how I did mine. I used 3/4" SS tubing with a .083 wall. Inside I put a solid bar with a notch in it with a spring in the end pushing forward. tapped the end of it, it goes threw the fire wall to a knob under my dash. Then on the hood this "J" hook to catch inside the slotted bar in the tube. On the other side I just made a regular looking hinge. I Incorporated my hood prop into this also. I hope you can make it out in the photo's. I looked at the hood mechanisms out there and thought they where all to big and bulky I didn't want to see all that crap hanging out there and also I wanted it look good if I decided to run with no hood at all.

Here is what it looks like opened and closed. There is two of those J hook, one toward the front and one in the rear. It is very solid when closed. The hood prop folks up into the hood to another ball so it is self contained when closed.