Pin your engine bay lid for <$3, Another Screaming Monkey Research labs/EvilWerks innovation |
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Pin your engine bay lid for <$3, Another Screaming Monkey Research labs/EvilWerks innovation |
Dr Evil |
Sep 3 2007, 01:43 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,002 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Since I have CIS on my engine it takes up a bit of room. This created a need to remove the engine bay latch and all of its related hardware, but this left the hood flopping if I ever hit bumps. I wanted to put pins in, but didnt know how....until I was inspired last night!
List of materials: - the rubber stoppers that you already have that your lid rests on - 2x 1/4" x 3" (its good to go longer so you can cut off the excess) stainless/zinc bolts ~ $.18ea - 2x flat 1/4" washers, Stainless/zinc ~ $.10ea - 2x 1/16" pins, ~$1.20 - Drill bits, drill, cut off wheel 1) Take the rubber nubs off. They are threaded and unscrew. 2) Drill a hole that is smaller than 1/4 inch buy 2 sizes down the center of the nubs (I forget what I used, I just grabbed the bit two sizes down) 3) Cut heads off of bolts and place the bolt shaft into the holes you drilled. |
Rand |
Sep 3 2007, 03:07 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Nice job Mike!
How do you lift the lid? Get your fingertips in the gap and work it up, or are you going to put some kind of a loop/handle on the lid to lift by? |
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