 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: 1,325 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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| fiberglass1inc |
Mar 26 2017, 03:35 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 13-April 14 From: WPB Florida Member No.: 17,248 Region Association: None |
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: 1,325 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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