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Misc. Tech Drawings / Manuals => Technical Drawings => Topic started by: String on December 18, 2013, 04:59:03 PM

Title: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: String on December 18, 2013, 04:59:03 PM

Hinge pair for the front luggage compartment. :)

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: Tallon on December 18, 2013, 05:09:23 PM

Amazing thanks!

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: SchulzeA on December 18, 2013, 05:24:09 PM

String, this is just awesome. Thanks again!

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: Tallon on December 26, 2013, 04:10:20 PM

Guess I'll post mine
Not the greatest looking, I have to cut everything with a grinder but they do work perfectly though!
the bolts are temporary I'm waiting for the pins to come

I am going to powder coat the parts

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: BigPines on December 26, 2013, 04:13:01 PM

Nice job Tallon! Throw some paint on and you should be good. Do they have smooth action / movement?

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: Tallon on December 26, 2013, 04:16:59 PM

Thanks! Yea pretty smooth as long as all the bends are correct but right now the bolts come undone fast so I'll see when I get the binding posts that I wanted to try

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: SchulzeA on December 26, 2013, 04:26:44 PM

Heck yeah! That's a lot of work with a grinder but you did a excellent job.

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: Digibeam on December 26, 2013, 05:23:08 PM

Those will look incredible powder coated !  you may want to include a delrin washer between the posts to allow for the powder coat thickness and the potential to bind etc.
great work, i am going to have to try this as well...

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: 01Lambiero on December 27, 2013, 09:53:10 AM

Did you have the steel heat-treated to stiffen them up?

Jim

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: Tallon on December 27, 2013, 11:01:49 AM

I didn't think of that until I made them but since it's low carbon I'm not sure how much they could be hardened anyway by quenching
Maybe it would be worth it to "treat" certain spots?

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: SchulzeA on December 27, 2013, 12:05:51 PM

It's not a 70's Buick hood lol. How much could a fiberglass hood possibly weigh?
 Mild steel usually has about .4% carbon and cannot be hardened. I've tried against what heat treatment books say but they are defiantly right.

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: Digibeam on December 27, 2013, 01:10:29 PM

I hate to bring this up, but looking at them, isnt the lower piece that would bolt onto the fender area...on upside down?

Title: Re: Front Bonnet Hinges
Post by: Tallon on December 27, 2013, 02:33:29 PM

uh.. Maybe... I know I assembled them wrong more than 10x LOL

Edit:
Ok I see, easy fix. I swapped them, it didn't really change functionality since the holes line up either way