MrRobatoGato Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Can I get pics of Z hoods opened.:)! I know Zcars in a truck section... but I have a plan.... Edit Close opens to the hinges and opening mechanisms. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 NO! abandon the idea, this kind of thinking will keep your truck from ever driving again. Im cereal guys! Quote Link to comment
SHADY280 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 so you mean pix like this? so you can see the back, or the front? Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 These are S30 hood hindges Quote Link to comment
MrRobatoGato Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 NO! abandon the idea, this kind of thinking will keep your truck from ever driving again. Im cereal guys! ...Sarcasm? Making my truck hood open the other way will prevent my truck from not driving...? I'll go with the flow... Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 ...Sarcasm? Making my truck hood open the other way will prevent my truck from not driving...? no, not finishing the project will keep it from driving maybe it will be, if you leave the hood off :blink: Quote Link to comment
MrRobatoGato Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I'm finishing it.. I was looking into it.. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I know there's a pic somewhere of Pacoast521's Hardbody. He nabbed a Buick (I think) hinge and it opens from the front corner. Pretty trick :cool: Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I was wrong. Opens from the front. His trucks thread. http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=84&highlight=trucks ...and Pac you sneaky devil you, took me a minute to get the search to work on your name :D Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Is this enough?!?! :D Quote Link to comment
MrRobatoGato Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Perfect thanks for the help guys... Maybe i'll charge for advertisements.. to put on my hood... it'll be a great billboard for the shows.... Gotta finish the truck though... Quote Link to comment
Llittle_Llama Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 i would do that, but im thinking about a titan front end swap..... Quote Link to comment
nismopu Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Ummm S30 hinge design is pretty retarded for this app. IMO, because of the spring bars linking the two hinges. Chevy LUV's open the opposite way and have a very compact design that would work better for your 521. Theres one right now at 5 corners auto wrecking with an l18 in it and custom angle iron engine mounts. peace. Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 chevy love with l18?? Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Yeah....Z hinge would NOT be the way to go. I wasn't saying that the hood will keep the truck off the road, I said this type of thinking will keep it from driving. Get it driving well BEFORE tackling additional shit, especially cosmetic Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 If you are serious about this look into older BMWs and some Saabs as well, they also had the hood open like that. Quote Link to comment
pope_face Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Or you could go all the way and do it up like big trucks, where the entire front-end lifts up clear of the engine... That would actually be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Yeah....Z hinge would NOT be the way to go. I wasn't saying that the hood will keep the truck off the road, I said this type of thinking will keep it from driving. Get it driving well BEFORE tackling additional shit, especially cosmetic I'm thinking from the other direction (mostly because of the extent of his build). Do it the way you want it before you start driving it. That way you can just enjoy the fruits of your labor. Not continue the labor after paint and body work are finished. Of course even after your finished and driving it around, I'm sure things will pop up that you'll want to do. Quote Link to comment
dat620 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 ck out the hinges on a mid to late 70'S toyota celica, they have no cross bars and are compact enough to work, i did some measurements on my 620 and i may try them..the celica i'm talking about is the fast back that kinda resembles the older mustangs..another good source as stated here is a luv truck from the 70's since your front end is fairly flat, the buick hinge has a large diameter cross bar, no room for a cross bar, i think..:cool: Quote Link to comment
MrRobatoGato Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I'm just running ideas right now as I sit and wait for paychecks to come in... I'm hoping to get everything up and running by the end of summer... thanks for all the input... Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 because of the spring bars linking the two hinges. Yeah....Z hinge would NOT be the way to go. arent the bars to keep it open? theres an easy solution to keep it open...a plunger :lol: use hood shocks Quote Link to comment
MrRobatoGato Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I can always leave the hood off... Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 shocks need replacing. The spring steel bars never wear out. ANYTHING Z related is good. Use the Z hindge. :D Quote Link to comment
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