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Title: reverse hood opening kits
Post by: ford guy on February 24, 2006, 02:10:31 PM
hi i am wayne of waynes chassis works builder fabricator /inventor

i am building a 460 wagon  i am keeping the stock hood  my problen was how to open the hood with out removing it.
and 2x4s sticking out of the hood.
so i will be building reverse opening kits.
i will be moving to nc in the future and building a new shop.
the kits will be built there .

any feed back is welcome  johisaree@yahoo.com
Title: Re: reverse hood opening kits
Post by: dirt track demon on March 03, 2006, 11:54:06 AM
Is what you're making, just to open the hood forward, or are you talking about the whole nose opening forward??? 
Title: Re: reverse hood opening kits
Post by: ford guy on March 14, 2006, 05:52:18 PM
hi just hood
Title: Re: reverse hood opening kits
Post by: krazi on March 14, 2006, 07:33:49 PM
that'll be kind of like the late '80's buick park ave/lesabre/electra. I've been thinking of doing the same thing myself. how much will these cost?

krazi
Title: Re: reverse hood opening kits
Post by: ford guy on March 22, 2006, 01:05:31 PM
 reply to cost of reverse hood kit.
less than 100.00  its depending on the price of metal stock but .
i will keep it down as much as possible.
like the latch has to be baught. and the rest is basicaly
welding  and a set of stock hinges off the car will be needed.
it will be very slick it will move only approx 2 inches foward then raise up  by prop rod.   simple but very effective.

           wayne
Title: Re: reverse hood opening kits
Post by: turbopinto72 on March 24, 2006, 08:03:46 PM
Quote from: ford guy on March 22, 2006, 01:05:31 PM
reply to cost of reverse hood kit.
less than 100.00  its depending on the price of metal stock but .
i will keep it down as much as possible.
like the latch has to be baught. and the rest is basicaly
welding  and a set of stock hinges off the car will be needed.
it will be very slick it will move only approx 2 inches foward then raise up  by prop rod.   simple but very effective.

           wayne

:what:.....where are you going to mount the hinges.
Title: Re: reverse hood opening kits
Post by: gearhead440 on March 28, 2006, 02:52:03 PM
Where will by be locating to in NC?  There are a couple of us around the Wilkesboro / Boone area.