 Engine lid latch & release, Anybody got any custom ideas? |
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| VegasRacer |
 Oct 13 2004, 01:30 PM
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ELVIRA  Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,497 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None 
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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?
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| fiid |
Oct 13 2004, 01:32 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
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.
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| Aaron Cox |
Oct 13 2004, 01:33 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
cambellcj has hoodpins on his enginelid
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| brant |
Oct 13 2004, 02:44 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,618 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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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 |
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| groot |
Oct 13 2004, 02:50 PM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 894 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
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. |
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| groot |
Oct 13 2004, 03:03 PM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 894 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Pic of hinge... avaliable from McMaster Carr.
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| brant |
Oct 13 2004, 03:06 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,618 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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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 |
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