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Posted by: VegasRacer Oct 13 2004, 01:30 PM

The engine lid latch on Elvira was relocated a few inches to the right of the stock location. (the big engine was in the way). The PO modified a stock cable but it is FUBAR. What has anybody else done for engine lid latches other than stock? I am thinking of adding something like hood pins. Ideas? Suggestions?

Posted by: fiid Oct 13 2004, 01:32 PM

In the same vein - I would like to see pics of this on tube frame cars where the peice that the latch is located on has been removed.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 13 2004, 01:33 PM

cambellcj has hoodpins on his enginelid

Posted by: brant Oct 13 2004, 02:44 PM

I did away with the stock latches, hinges, springs and all on my race car....

Oh course I don't have my new digital camera yet...
but soon....

so here is a verbal description of what I did:

I didn't want the weight of 4 hood pins
the rear rubber bump stops make a good point to mount the rear pins, so I needed to come up with something for my fronts....

I welded a very light weight bracket onto my engine lid.
through this bracket I bolted on an aluminum pin pointing to the front of the car (parallel with the ground)
At the top of the engine firewall (just below the window) is a double layered section of firewall. I drilled a hole into this boxed channel on the motor side. I then found the appropriate rubber/hard plastic gromet to fit this hole.l...

So... My engine lid has 2 forward pointing (aluminum) pins that poke into the 2 holes as forward mounts. Then you lower the back section of the lid down onto the (aluminum) hood pins mounted in the bump stop locations.......

This was the lightest solution I could think of.
(I even drilled 4-5 holes into each of the braces that hold the original bump stop mounts)

brant

Posted by: groot Oct 13 2004, 02:50 PM

I did something similar to Brant.

But, I used two small lift off hinges that I rivetted to the lid and the body. So, my lid is removable, too.

Posted by: groot Oct 13 2004, 03:03 PM

Pic of hinge... avaliable from McMaster Carr.

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Posted by: brant Oct 13 2004, 03:06 PM

cool idea thanks for the pic..
so lift off or not lift off.... I like that you could just tilt it for an oil check or quick look.

I only made mine lift off, and may regrett it if I bang it up a bunch from all the constant removal.

brant