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| Anyone know what I can use to replace the original hood hinges with? They don't look right for what we are doing. Will something like the Eddie Motorsports Billet hinges work? |
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| the guy who pro-toured a "sedan" rofl at sema had some hinges fitted. Look at the pics, his aren't billet machined more of what your looking for. I would think most any hood kit would work... like a truck kit.
http://www.hotrod.com/articles/10-coolest-mopars-sema-plus-wicked-c...
They might be "Ring Brothers" as the look similar, but some people make some pretty adjustable ones.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-CHEVY-BEL-AIR-NOMAD-BILLET-ALUMINUM-HO...
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Location: DFW, TX | Another option to a billet articulating hinge, might be a simple pin-type hinge with pneumatic hood struts. That's how most/all of the OEMs are doing it today.
Similar to this: http://www.americanmuscle.com/redline-elite-hood-struts-1516.html |
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| Great tips, much thanks! |
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Location: Blackpool, United Kingdom. | Only thing with going with a single type hinge is the hood needs to move forwards at the same time as going up or the corners will dig into fenders? You would have to hinge it from near the corners at the rear, or do like that custom imperial had with a forward hinged hood on power rams? |
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| yeah I would steal a 57 chevy hood billet hinge. |
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| I am looking at 57 chev ones too. And yep, aware of the hood needing to pivot forward and up. What we will do is do one side at a time and that way we have a stock template on the other side, see how it goes. |
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Billet/Custom hood hinges for 57/58 Savoy/Fury??
