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ground off head of pin on hinge and made these new hinge pins to slide in and out so the hood comes off by removing the safety pins and then the hinge pins
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Once the hood is bolted on it is difficult to remove from car because it is bolted on and the hinges I got did not have removable pins. Modified hinge pins to make them removable.
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bonnet hinges with removable hinge pin. Hood now has aluminum plate mounted and contoured to bottom to stiffen the hinge area.
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hood-underside, besides 4 new layers of fiberglass cloth I added a sandwich of aluminum to stiffen hinge area. The real weakness is where the bottom curves up to the sides. needs strengthening or hood will flex badly side to side.
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underside of hood-getting ready to paint-3 hours of sanding. For a good finish the underside will need filler applied and sanded out to get a smooth surface.
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hinge mount is on right-layed up 4 layers of glass cloth on bottom and up the sides trying to stiffen up the hinge mount. I was only partially successful. It still has no strengh side to side with the hood open.
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Proof that I really do drive the car somewhere. Cruise In 11-2-2011. Hood is in fully open position but is still easily twisted by wind so I can't leave it unattended if it is breezy.