It's been quite a while since I've been on FTE... the old '54 has lain fallow, lo these many years. The wife's health is on an upswing however, and I'm back at it, falling into the trap of doing this... and this... oh, and this, too. Back on the rewiring, now having to re-wood the bed, hmmm, I should paint it while its all apart....

So, foolishly, I have jumped on myriad problems (probably to avoid the wiring mess I've made). On the big burner is a front tilt hood project. Perhaps I think I am starting at the front to make some sense of my lack of focus. Fyi... I am an art teacher.

Kent's fabulous homemade hood tilter has always been a favorite of mine. Simple, low cost and cool... all the attributes necessary for a man in my position. With lots of time and limited skills I want to do my hood like Kent's.

With an abundance of caution I am mocking some of the parts in wood. I've studied various sources of similar arrangements and am about to put it all together with steel.

The big lunking y block fills the space I could crawl into and measure and locate key parts of the geometry (I hope I don't convince me to remove the engine). So with fingers crossed and in the fullness of time, I come to the question.

Looking at the photo: 1) does the "H" look like it is bolted in the right place? 2) the uprights of the "H" are 10" long... does this seem reasonable? 3) are these questions answerable?

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It's nice to be back. This is such a good place to find out just how much you don't know. Like everyone else, I am already missing George.

happily, himmelberg

 

you mean tilt hood, not front end.. right? (based on the pic)

sam

 

I don 't know squat about front hood tilts or effies, but I did want to at least say HI! It's been a long time. I was absent for several years also. I hope you can stick around and be sociable!

 

Hey man, glad to see ya back here. I think that mine are around 8" on them pieces? I'll have to check. Maybe someone else will chime in here before then? Mine is one of the first ones by the "originator" of the design. The Great Mike Chesser. I got mine in '94. But to answer the other question, yes they seem to be bolted in about the right place.

Again, nice to have you back dude

 

i was just looking up info today on this subject, a while ago Brian Adams built his own kit and had all the measurements on a forum post,he was the guy with the red f100 video of his linkage operation and hood operation, i just can`t find a link to that forum,glad to hear you wife is feeling better!

https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...&albumid=36110

 

Hey man, just got back from the shop. Mine measures 7" center to center and mine are mounted a little more outboard than yours are, but I dont think that matters alot, just that you base all your measurements off the same points.

Keep us posted, and I too meant to say that I'm glad your wife is doin well.

 

I was looking around and found the link I believe you were talking about, I hope this helps and I'm going to look into it myself it looks to be a good fun challenge..

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...r-my-54-a.html


This is the link in Brians thread about where he got the idea from.
Reverse-Tilt Hood Design for 53-56 Fords .: Articles

 

Beyond the usual great replies are the kind words of re-welcome. Thanks Sam, 'Rage, Truxx, Pitshop and 'Tard. You guys make FTE such a great place.

Brian's take on the tilt have opened my eyes to a new tack... who needs the crossbar on the "H"? It has been one of the stumbling blocks in my efforts. Seems that the yblock is cooled by some kind of Mopar radiator, which, in the current mocked up arrangment limits how far back i can rotate the hinge.

The z-ed plate that attaches to the hood comes courtesy of an old tiller. My welding leaves me very humble, so in my case, less is more. Leaving out the crossbar is the new plan. More to follow....

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Thanks again, guys. It's nice to be back.

crossbarlessly, himmelberg

 

Peter,

Great to here from you. Glad the hear the wife is doing better. Don't have much to say here anymore but still lurking in the bushes.....

I'm using the Chessler kit as well ( I think) - from M-F so I can't add anything here.

Take care.

RMF

 

Ah, handsome Bob... nice to hear from you as well. I haven't much to say anymore myself, which most people find to be a darned good deal.

The hinge business is far less daunting now that I have a direction that fits my situation. Simplifying things may get my truck back on the road sometime this summer. School starts the second week in August so I'd better get busy.

himmelberg

 

Hey Himmel, once you get everything worked out on your hinge if you wouldn't mind I would love to pick your brain about the measurements and stuff like that. I've been thinking about the flip up hood myself but haven't yet gotten that far...

 

good to see you back Pete

 

Great to be back, John.

Tardster... plan to document everything, down to the last 1/16th of an inch in living color. Measurements in all directions. Hiding all of my blunders, grinding my sloppy welds.

Gonna go read some of that fellow Niolon's articles for inspiration.

measuring, himmelberg

 

Peter,

Very good to see you back!! so glad to hear the wife is on the upswing!

My truck has also seen limited attention from me in well over a year...sometimes life just happens. I'm hoping to excavate it from the garage and ge back at it soon.

Bobby