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> GT-style front hood pins and plates, Sources for kits or DIY fab info?
campbellcj
post Nov 27 2009, 05:11 AM
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Looking for either turnkey kits with the base plates and pins, or I don't mind fabbing the plates if somebody has the 'proper' dimensions and angles etc. written up somewhere. I am not doing an authentic GT replica so I don't need factory parts or exact clones, but this is one area where I think it makes sense to stick as close as feasible to the way it was done on the real GT's.

Here's what I am talking about -

http://www.stazak.com/914/gt/hood/hoodplat.html

http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/image/24147550

My understanding is they are cut from stainless sheet metal and then the edges are folded over a specific way so as to 'bite' into the fiberglass lid a bit and probably also to give a little bit of spring vs. laying totally flat.

Any vendor links or fab tips appreciated.
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post Nov 27 2009, 07:10 AM
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I got my hood pins from www.jegs.com in stainless steel and had the plates cut from 14ga SS at a local sheet metal shop for about $15.00, spend some time to round the edge and use some SS pop rivets and it will look fantastic. Pm me and I will get the size and shape of the plates to you, if you want. Ben

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post Nov 27 2009, 10:23 AM
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QUOTE(badm @ Nov 27 2009, 05:10 AM) *
I got my hood pins from www.jegs.com in stainless steel and had the plates cut from 14ga SS at a local sheet metal shop for about $15.00, spend some time to round the edge and use some SS pop rivets and it will look fantastic. Pm me and I will get the size and shape of the plates to you, if you want. Ben

Plate size.

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post Nov 27 2009, 10:33 AM
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Thanks Ben, that helps a ton!
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post Nov 27 2009, 10:57 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Sweet I've been looking for this too.

I was concerned that the backside of the rivets would come out into the stiffener. Do you have pics of the backside of the hood where they mount?

Thanks, John
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post Nov 27 2009, 11:03 AM
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Quick highjack:

Ben what color is your car? Is it Bahama Yellow? It's beautiful.
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post Nov 27 2009, 11:03 AM
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QUOTE(jmill @ Nov 27 2009, 08:57 AM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Sweet I've been looking for this too.

I was concerned that the backside of the rivets would come out into the stiffener. Do you have pics of the backside of the hood where they mount?

Thanks, John


I will take some photos of the mount for the post and the back side of the hood as well. Ben.
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post Nov 27 2009, 11:11 AM
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QUOTE(Rav914 @ Nov 27 2009, 09:03 AM) *

Quick highjack:

Ben what color is your car? Is it Bahama Yellow? It's beautiful.


Signal orange, looks yellow under my garage lights .

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post Nov 27 2009, 11:11 AM
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I believe you can actually buy many of the GT parts that have been reproduced on someone named Armando's site. Mittelmotor comes to mind but I am not too familiar with it. Eric Shea is doing a GT car and you might ask him.
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post Nov 27 2009, 11:36 AM
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QUOTE(jmill @ Nov 27 2009, 08:57 AM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Sweet I've been looking for this too.

I was concerned that the backside of the rivets would come out into the stiffener. Do you have pics of the backside of the hood where they mount?

Thanks, John


Photos of the back side of the hood. Ben

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post Nov 27 2009, 11:49 AM
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I believe you can actually buy many of the GT parts that have been reproduced on someone named Armando's site. Mittelmotor comes to mind but I am not too familiar with it. Eric Shea is doing a GT car and you might ask him.



Armando does sell some items, usually something he has had made then he found an Original Factory part. Be careful, this slippery slope gets real expensive, real quick.

http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/for_sale
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post Nov 27 2009, 07:21 PM
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Thanks for the pics Ben. I like the GT pop-up headlight kit too. Can I ask where you got that? I know there was talk of a kit out there but I don't think the struts ever got worked out.
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post Nov 27 2009, 09:34 PM
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QUOTE(jmill @ Nov 27 2009, 05:21 PM) *

Thanks for the pics Ben. I like the GT pop-up headlight kit too. Can I ask where you got that? I know there was talk of a kit out there but I don't think the struts ever got worked out.



THAT headlight kit has been in the fab stages for a min of three years now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

One day.
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post Nov 28 2009, 05:07 PM
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QUOTE(jmill @ Nov 27 2009, 08:21 PM) *

Thanks for the pics Ben. I like the GT pop-up headlight kit too. Can I ask where you got that? I know there was talk of a kit out there but I don't think the struts ever got worked out.


Ben told me that Headlight kit is from MittleMotor, I will be ordering a set as soon as I sell off some parts.

T.C.
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post Dec 3 2009, 08:00 AM
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Mittelmotor does have the headlight kit - I just got one recently ($$$) but have not had a chance to install or even open it up yet.

I did not see these hood pins on their site but the English section is a bit weird in terms of navigation and translation, so I may have missed it. This post just reminded me that I guess I could email and ask them!
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post Dec 3 2009, 08:03 AM
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Also, not to put words in his mouth, but I do believe Armando has or recently had some original factory GT headlight kit parts. If available, a real NOS setup of course would be significantly more ($$$$) than the Mittelmotor replica kit.
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post Dec 3 2009, 09:01 AM
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I talk (eMail) with Armando regularlly and he has some pieces of a kit, but I don't think he has a complete set and some of the pieces were made, not Original. And you are talking Big $$$. That's why I need the MittleMotor (I wish they would go back to putting a set on EvilBay every once in a while).

T.C.
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post Dec 3 2009, 10:44 AM
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Chris cool to see your car on here more these days, looking at the pictures of your f'glass hoods you'll really need the right size plates so they don't go through those see-through lids (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Also badm, your car is GREAT looking! Love the colors, lights and trick bits.
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post Dec 10 2009, 11:37 AM
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FYI, I just heard from Mittelmotor that they do carry a GT hood pin kit. I'm waiting on a few more details but will probably go this route instead of DIY since free time is very scarce these days.
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post Dec 10 2009, 11:58 AM
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QUOTE(campbellcj @ Dec 10 2009, 09:37 AM) *

FYI, I just heard from Mittelmotor that they do carry a GT hood pin kit. I'm waiting on a few more details but will probably go this route instead of DIY since free time is very scarce these days.


If you get the kit from Mittelmotor can you post the plate size to see how close thay are to what I have for the size?. Thanks Ben
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