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| Harpo |
 May 17 2015, 07:18 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None  |
I have seen a few hood hinges with holes drilled in them. I'm not sure if this is a cosmetic/decorative thing or for weight savings. For those of you that have performed this has it effected the structural integrity? I just think it looks cool. Here are some photos I found of someone else's hinges
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| brant |
May 17 2015, 09:35 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,639 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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I chose to eliminate my hinges altogether for weight reasons.
1835 lbs and a metal car |
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| gms |
May 25 2015, 09:39 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,695 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 1,785 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(brant @ May 17 2015, 10:35 AM)  I chose to eliminate my hinges altogether for weight reasons. 1835 lbs and a metal car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) if you are racing and it is weight savings you are after pull the whole hinge assembly off. The drilled out brackets do look racy for the street car |
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Harpo drilling holes in hood hinges May 17 2015, 07:18 AM
GeorgeRud Basically bling that's emulating lightening th... May 17 2015, 08:31 AM
r_towle We did some calculations of hole drilling for ligh... May 17 2015, 09:35 AM Mueller If you look at the holes you will notice they are ... May 17 2015, 09:53 AM Jeff Hail Looks like a step drill with all the burrs. The st... May 23 2015, 11:40 PM screenguy914 Not much weight savings, but racy.
Exact weigh... May 23 2015, 11:50 PM Krieger I did my fronts a few years back. I have had no i... May 24 2015, 12:57 AM campbellcj I thought about doing it on 914R but didn't bo... May 24 2015, 11:09 AM campbellcj No hinges would be a huge PITA for me - fuel fille... May 25 2015, 09:59 AM jkb944t
I have seen a few hood hinges with holes drilled ... May 25 2015, 06:46 PM
Harpo I finally finished my front hinges. I have some d... May 26 2015, 05:55 PM brant
I finally finished my front hinges. I have some ... May 27 2015, 07:15 AM |
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