Has anyone had any luck modifying the hood hinges
from a 68 in order to put a 69 hood on a 68 with the 68 hinges? It appears
that the rear mounting point is farther back on a 69 hood, but can you just
extend the hood mounting point on the 68 hinges rearward to make it work?
I know you can
I have drilled on set of hinges and honed the hole
a bit to work. I don't know if I did 69 hinge to fit 68 or 68 hinge to fit 69. I
did use the back hole but the front hole was different
location.
Not much help but my
experience
Dave Ingersoll,Ontario My web site:
I had my old neighbor come by last night who's been doing body work for
about 20 years or so. He told me I'd be better off buying all new sheet
metal, rather than just patching.
My 71 has rusted in all the typical places - behind each wheel, around the
wheel openings, rocker panels and so on.
If your buddy does collision work, I'd agree. I've heard several classic car
restorers say to keep as much of the original car as possible. If you're
restoring to original, that should be a consideration. That's the approach I
took. All performance and safety upgrades on my car are bolt-on, so
If you want to paint the car Black,I tend to agree with your neighbor.
Clint Hooper
HH Custom,owner
1969 El Camino ProTourer
2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger
http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm
- Original Message -
From: Karl Groves [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had my old
Hi,
Definitely go with new panels, it is the only way to get all the rust,
while the quarters are off you have the opportunity to coat all the sub
structure too. While new sheet metal seems expensive, it does save time
which is also money, and the finished product is as nice or nicer than
This sounds like using a 68 hood on a set of 69
hinges but I'm not sure also. Thanks for the input. Any other
experiences?
Kevin Riel
- Original Message -
From:
Dave Benjamin
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:12
AM
Subject: Re:
Easiest approach is to use 69 hinges on 68.
They fit and will then fit hood easily. Did this before. 68 shorter
and factory extended for 69 due to some problems with hood bending on short
hinge. My two cents for what it is worth.
John
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From:
Dave
Hey Dale, Did you finish the CD? You said you can send
me one when you picked up the 10 bolt? What have you
been doing on the El Camino lately?
mike
--- Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kumho doesnt list the EXACT 335/35/17 tire Clint
has but rather a new,
lighter tire of the same size.
Thanks, that is how I feel. I've had well over 300 vehicles, with a most
needing repair and I've done it pretty much all. Every now an again I need
some advice when hours of research and trying to figure it out on my own
draws a blank.
- Original Message -
From: Rick Schaefer
What's the
point? Just buy 1969 style hinges (and avoid bending your hood at the same time).
JMO,
John Nasta
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Message-
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Behalf Of Kevin Riel
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
11:21 AM
To: The Chevelle Mailing
It might be full of greasewhich could becreating a suction action on the ball and preventing you from pulling it out of the z-bar.
Bob
65 Malibu
85 Elky
00 Monte Carlo
00 1200 Sportster-Original Message-From: Herb Lumpp [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Turned out to by a weld that flowed over a little. Filed it slightly and the pivot ball pulled out easily of the Z bar frame end. Upon removing the inner seat I could see that it backs up to a shoulder inside the Z bar - keeping it from pushing in to far.
Thanks again for the help! It keeps one
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