66 hood weight
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66 hood weight
Can anyone give me the weight of my 1966 F100 hood, less the hinges. Or, how many guys needed to safely remove
hood from truck, as I need to send hinges out for rebuild. Thanks, how about it anyone.
hood from truck, as I need to send hinges out for rebuild. Thanks, how about it anyone.
Laughing Gas
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From: Dallas, OR
I have two hoods floating around my garage currently. Seems like everywhere I put them, they are back in the way. They are awkward, but not so heavy. I move them by myself. No more than 50 pounds max. Taking it off the truck however, probably should be done with two people. It would be really hard to hold it stable with one hand and work the wrench with the other and risk damaging the hood or something else when it slips... not if...when.
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It sure is convenient to have that third tall guy in the middle to support the nose of the hood. It makes it much easier for the other two to align bolt holes and make adjustments without having to support that cantilever effect of the hood. There is only one guy that I found that can rebuild the hinges as original, machining the pins and compressing them to look and operate correctly. It will cost you considerably more than a new set of imported hinges, though, if you want to go that route.
Mountain Pass
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There's a guy near Lynchburg VA who has good reviews that charges 259 ea with no finish. He said the ford truck hinges were the most time consuming hinge he works on. He had my hinges for 6 months and couldn't tell me when he could get to them so I had him ship them back to me.
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Wilson Antique Car Parts, Forest, VA. HoodHingeRepair.com. When mine were done it was about $225.00 each, but that was in 2015. Maybe things have changed with regard to service, but I got them back after a while...I don’t recall it being an inordinate amount if time. I didn’t care anyway, as I was in the restoration process and probably didn’t need them for two years! The important thing...absolutely no play in the hinges and the hood stays open in any position. He mills and fits each rivet for proper interference and to my knowledge, no one else makes these rivets or has the tool to set them as factory did.
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When I took my hood off it wasn't too heavy and I had my buddy help me lift it off once unbolted.
For me the hardest part was putting it back on. Where the hinge bolts up to the hood and within the hood itself is a steel bar with two bolt holes in it. Mine were loose within the hood so getting it lined up for the bolts was a real pain in the ***. I believe there should be something that secures those parts but my truck was missing them.
For me the hardest part was putting it back on. Where the hinge bolts up to the hood and within the hood itself is a steel bar with two bolt holes in it. Mine were loose within the hood so getting it lined up for the bolts was a real pain in the ***. I believe there should be something that secures those parts but my truck was missing them.
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There's a guy near Lynchburg VA who has good reviews that charges 259 ea with no finish. He said the ford truck hinges were the most time consuming hinge he works on. He had my hinges for 6 months and couldn't tell me when he could get to them so I had him ship them back to me.
