 Protect your engine lid hinges from bending or breakage, I already welded them once, not going to again! |
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| oakdalecurtis |
 Mar 26 2017, 04:02 AM
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Oakdalecurtis  Group: Members Posts: 1,372 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California 
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Simple idea. I installed a steel cable from a screw eye in the engine bay to a screw eye on the engine lid. I put a snap on one end of the cable just in case I have to move it to work on anything in the engine bay. The cable is just long enough to allow full opening of the engine lid but no more. I can pop the engine lid from in the cabin and I no longer have to hold my hand on the lid to keep it from opening too hard and bending or breaking the hinges. Works great!
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| jim_hoyland |
Mar 26 2017, 09:22 AM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,813 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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Great idea (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) What is the round thing mounted to the Bottom of the engine lid ?
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| Tbrown4x4 |
Mar 26 2017, 09:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 707 Joined: 13-May 14 From: Port Orchard, WA Member No.: 17,338 Region Association: None
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Fire suppression. Forgot the name. There is a thread or two on here.
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| db9146 |
Mar 26 2017, 09:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 953 Joined: 21-December 04 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 3,315 Region Association: None
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Blazecut Fire Suppression
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| jeffdon |
Mar 26 2017, 09:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,094 Joined: 24-October 06 From: oakland, ca Member No.: 7,087 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(oakdalecurtis @ Mar 26 2017, 03:02 AM)  Simple idea. I installed a steel cable from a screw eye in the engine bay to a screw eye on the engine lid. I put a snap on one end of the cable just in case I have to move it to work on anything in the engine bay. The cable is just long enough to allow full opening of the engine lid but no more. I can pop the engine lid from in the cabin and I no longer have to hold my hand on the lid to keep it from opening too hard and bending or breaking the hinges. Works great! Been thinking of this for ages, exepct I was going to use some fairly heavy shock cord. |
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| oakdalecurtis |
Mar 26 2017, 11:04 AM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,372 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(jeffdon @ Mar 26 2017, 08:50 AM) QUOTE(oakdalecurtis @ Mar 26 2017, 03:02 AM) Simple idea. I installed a steel cable from a screw eye in the engine bay to a screw eye on the engine lid. I put a snap on one end of the cable just in case I have to move it to work on anything in the engine bay. The cable is just long enough to allow full opening of the engine lid but no more. I can pop the engine lid from in the cabin and I no longer have to hold my hand on the lid to keep it from opening too hard and bending or breaking the hinges. Works great! Been thinking of this for ages, exepct I was going to use some fairly heavy shock cord. Yep, Blazecut Fire Suppression system, cheap fire insurance. I supported the tightly curved area with a split electrical pvc pipe curve to keep it from kinking there. Here's a pic of it installed.  |
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| fiberglass1inc |
Mar 26 2017, 03:35 PM
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Great idea! My right side bracket has peeled away from the firewall so I've been considering making a mold of the bracket (in place) and the landing area of the firewall. Then a carbon/glass part can be made to straddle the top, and bolted to the firewall on each side of the bracket to take some of the stress off of the weld.
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| oakdalecurtis |
Mar 26 2017, 04:11 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,372 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(fiberglass1inc @ Mar 26 2017, 02:35 PM) Great idea! My right side bracket has peeled away from the firewall so I've been considering making a mold of the bracket (in place) and the landing area of the firewall. Then a carbon/glass part can be made to straddle the top, and bolted to the firewall on each side of the bracket to take some of the stress off of the weld. No need to go to all that effort. Just reweld the existing bracket to the firewall one time and install a control cable. You don't have to hold the cover anymore when you release it, and you won't ever have to fix the hinges again! |
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| Elliot Cannon |
Mar 26 2017, 04:34 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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I cut one of the torsion bars off of mine. Now when I pop the engine lid, it only opens a few inches.
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| oakdalecurtis |
Mar 26 2017, 07:01 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,372 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Mar 26 2017, 03:34 PM) I cut one of the torsion bars off of mine. Now when I pop the engine lid, it only opens a few inches. Elliot, do you have to hold it up when you work in the engine bay then? |
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