DIY Hood Hinges - New and Improved. 

What a time we live in...I mean, these are not "Ferrari Daytona seats in an Alfa" cool - but they're pretty nice.

@@ThrottleStopGarage Haha, they are pretty nice ;)

Glad you enjoy it!

Thanks - I do try to keep it focused. Guinness is learning how the garage is not scary!

Thanks - there will be a PDM - don't worry.

Yup - I get drawn into builds I love because of the random details that sparkle.

Yup - he's getting used to hanging in the garage. He mostly supervises from the yard!

LOL - it's an achievement! Now I have to stop replying to comments and make you another episode.

Thanks! More fun to come.

I was using a piece of ABS pipe there for the longest time.

Thanks for watching!

You bet - now onto the next thing bugging me.

Thanks - it's like the opposite of a Roadkill build. LOL.

Thanks again. The system is working just fine. There's a long list of things I need - but first up is I'm going to rent a dumpster and clear my garage out. I'm exhausted just thinking about the parts storage mess I've got going on.

@@ThrottleStopGarageYou know that soon after the clear out you're going to need at least one of the things you tossed right? It NEVER fails!

@@GrayRaceCat 100% Every. Damn. Time.

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.

Thanks 👍

Thanks for watching - I'm slow...not Binky slow...but slow.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks - takes time to do it once to make sure it will last.

I'm a low-key non-bling kind of guy.

Thanks - I've not tested them.

Brand new video production with DaVinci. Worked great. Only crashed once.

@@ThrottleStopGarage I was referring to the hinges but the video was great too. I've been using davinci free for a while, it takes a pretty good pc to run but it is far less buggy and crashes far less than my old software.

@@AndyFromm It ran great on my Mac. A little learning curve to get up to speed on how things work.

Yup - but that's going to get expensive. I could have gone down in spring force on these a little, but they're working.

The nylon is doing a great job.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks

Thank you! Cheers!

That's a 2" square...I've also not got dainty proportions - LOL. I made the table in this episode ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9q592yzCvwU.html most of the clamps I built as well.

Thanks!

As long as we don't start to compete for slowest we'll be fine! LOL. Next project already rolling.

Thanks - it's enjoyable once you acknowledge it won't be done this summer. There are some simple online calculators, but nothing that I found could handle this type of linkage. I didn't do a great job of explaining how I came up with the force needed. The hood at the latch weighs 3.5 kg and is 1200 mm long to the pivot. From that you can compute the torque and get an approximation of the force. I had a friend measure how much force was required to move the stock hinge. With these data, I backed out the approximate force needed at the spring mount point. The stroke was a matter of packaging and placement and I did that in Fusion 360. It could also be done manually once you know where you want to push the linkage.

Until I read your comment it never crossed my mind. Now it's crossing my mind - I'm not going to do it, but it's an excellent idea. Various companies offer carbon angle and SendCutSend have the flat stock. Only the hood attaching bracket that needs special bending could not be done. Hmmm.

@@ThrottleStopGarage Could do the special angle as a handmade layup plate and then cut to final finish. Hmmmmm :)

I think they were pretty tight. The trunk hinges were tight when new. There was a lot of clearance on these panels in general compared to a modern car.

The bushings are all nylon. Should outlast the hinges. I forgot to dimension four of the six slots relative to the edge. Simple oversight. Four hours to repair.

@@ThrottleStopGarageI'm surprised that SendCutSend didn't catch that when they reviewed the files before accepting them for manufacture. A missing dimension should have prompted a call or email. Someone made the decision to put the four slots where they ended up.

@@GrayRaceCat 100% my fault - I got these done and sent them in. I should have waited a day and checked them over one last time. I got impatient and I paid. I'm learning and making these mistakes is part of that process.

There are lots of great tutorials on YT featuring Fusion 360. I'd suggest those by Lars Christensen ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A5bc9c3S12g.html The process is pretty simple and the sheet metal tools for bends etc are fantastic for parts that are going to get bent. SendCutSend.com has some guidelines for their requirements. Fusion 360 is free for home-gamers.

Not really - but I'm now sure they're not going to get loose.

@@ThrottleStopGarage And that makes for a nice surprise for the next owner, should you ever sell the car 😬

In this application I don't see why not. They were twice the price when I sourced them so went with steel.

Thanks Peter. They're not really overly heavy and I'd rather keep sides clean instead of Swiss cheesing them.

its going to be a great car for sure

Probably - the challenge would be getting the bushings to centre in the holes properly.

Because the pivots were worn out. This was easier.