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Hey, Craig, someone posted pictures (and instructions?) of installing your hood hinges. But, now I can't find the thread so can you point me to it?
And, I'd like to add supports to the hood. Anybody got some tips on what to bond to the underside of the hood so it will add support but not change the hood bend?
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I don't remember exactly where it is. Until I find it, a cliff notes version is to mount the bases loosely and swing the hinge through its arc to make sure it doesn't bind. When it's good, tighten the mounts. Mark the location for the bond in studs and then glue/epoxy them in place. Double check fitment/location, and then glass/epoxy over the base for strength.
The cross brace is designed to read correctly when looking from the back of the car forward so that when the hood is open the words are correct.
Stebru, Matteo, and some others have posted pics in their build threads.
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I understand. The only question is where to bond the studs so I was hoping someone had measurements or a template. I'll try to make a template for those following. Thanks, Craig, for designing & making these hinges as I have dreamed of a hood hinge from the very beginning. Next, I'll figure out an invisible latch for the rear of the hood.
818S/C : Chassis #25 with 06 WRX 2.5 turbo, ABS, cruise, PS, A/C, Apple CarPlay, rear camera, power windows & locks, leather & other complexities. Sold 10/19 with 5,800 miles.
Mk3 Roadster #6228 4.6L, T45, IRS, PS, PB, ABS, Cruise, Koni's, 17" Halibrands, red w/ silver - 9K miles then sold @ Barrett-Jackson Jan 2011 (got back cash spent).
I don't think a template would work so good. The hinge assembly is the template.
Try this,
Install all the hinge parts (with all the adjustments in the middle of slots), then lay hood exactly where you want it.
Use "Perforated Base Studs" from McMaster Carr, apply 3M panel bonding adhesive to glue the studs in place. You can do all of this through the front opening and car on the ground, but it would be even easier with the car on jackstands and the front lower sheet metal removed. Wait a day, remove the hood, and fiberglass around the studs to make it really strong.
^^ That's what I was getting at, using the hinge itself as a template.. The perforated base studs are now included in all the kits too thanks to Matteo
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No problem. I've used a lot of the perforated studs for vent ducts, engine cover hinges, etc. Sunday is the F1 race and hood hinges - doesn't get much better.
818S/C : Chassis #25 with 06 WRX 2.5 turbo, ABS, cruise, PS, A/C, Apple CarPlay, rear camera, power windows & locks, leather & other complexities. Sold 10/19 with 5,800 miles.
Mk3 Roadster #6228 4.6L, T45, IRS, PS, PB, ABS, Cruise, Koni's, 17" Halibrands, red w/ silver - 9K miles then sold @ Barrett-Jackson Jan 2011 (got back cash spent).
To follow-up on my post a week ago, I installed the hood hinge exactly as Mechie3 and matteo92065 said. There's no need for a template because Craig designed the hood hinge with lots of slotted holes so there's adjustment every which way. I trimmed and fitted my hood before mounting the hinge, and then after the epoxy was cured I was able to adjust the hinge easily for an exact fit. Thanks, Craig, for a great product!
818S/C : Chassis #25 with 06 WRX 2.5 turbo, ABS, cruise, PS, A/C, Apple CarPlay, rear camera, power windows & locks, leather & other complexities. Sold 10/19 with 5,800 miles.
Mk3 Roadster #6228 4.6L, T45, IRS, PS, PB, ABS, Cruise, Koni's, 17" Halibrands, red w/ silver - 9K miles then sold @ Barrett-Jackson Jan 2011 (got back cash spent).
Glad you like it! I'm ordering another round of parts soon as I've had several requests for more.
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Craig, please add me in for your next hood and trunk hinge order.
Thanks,
- Lou
Order is placed for 10 more complete sets plus 5 sets of coupe compatible parts. Estimate ~2 weeks before things are ready to ship. Price this time will be $190. I ordered 30 sets last time so got an additional price break that I passed on.
On another note, I estimated where the new coupe front will be based on the leading edge of the existing hood. It looks promising that the only change required to run the coupe front end is a swap of the vertical arms. Of course this assumes there is room to mount the lower base which should be a fairly safe assumption.
Straight = existing S hinge
Curved = proposed coupe hinge
Thin vertical panel = estimated front grill
Thick vertical panel = radiator (if it was mounted vertical and as far forward as the leading edge of an existing AWIC HE, ie: worst case)
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Are all 10 sets spoken for? If not, put me down for one. I'm also going to want a few other goodies. I'll have a look on your site and make a list to pm you.
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This was just an order to fill my stock. They'll be available first come first served. You're the second person to ask me today, but I have a few older emails I need to find of people asking me to remind them when they came in.
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I'd be interested too in the coupe hinges but would prefer to see someone install them on the new front end first
Yeah, I have no plans to actually make the coupe hinges available until they've been tested. I have plans to buy the upgraded coupe end myself and there's a fellow in Indy and another in Cincy that both have coupes that I can work with to make sure parts fit.
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Picked up parts for the 818S/R hinges this am. Need to bend and weld them.
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So are us coupe guys going to get original pricing from when we 1st signed up, or are we going to get what ever the new pricing is when they come out?
You'll get original pricing on all of the compatible parts + whatever the difference in cost of the longer arms which is what I had in the original post.
The new pricing on the non group buy parts is only $10 more than the group buy as I still bought a decent enough quantity. I don't expect the increase in the coupe part to be too much either.
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Mechie3,
Please do keep me on the list for a set of coupe hinges.
- Lou
What's different about the coupe hinges? I thought the hood was the same.
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The front grill. On the 818S/R the front bumper has an opening that lets the arms pass through. The coupe has a grill there that meets the lip of the hood. Look at post #131 for an example of what it looks like. Only the vertical arms should need to change shape for clearance.
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Spent my garage time last night welding and I've got a few more sets of these ready to go. $190 + shipping
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This round is yes.
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Did a test fit of a welded base with a cardboard cutout of the proposed coupe arm design. It looks to fit well. Going to change it slightly to add a little more clearance to account for variability in different builds and machine some aluminum ones this week.
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Very nice work going on here!
Did you get much interest on the steering rack extenders? I can't remember which thread that was discussed in.
They're out for quote.
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Outstanding Mechie! When you are ready to sell the Coupe hinges please PM me. I am in for a set.
Thanks,
- Lou
I would be interested also when you get 818C hinges available. Please keep me (and really all of us ) posted.
Put me on the list of bought the previous design and then decided to upgrade the nose.
Coupe arm prototypes made today.
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Did a test fit during lunch today courtesy of Bill's coupe.
This is with the arm stop in the middle location. The extra clearance/bow in the arm isn't needed for this point. This is where all hinges ship with the stop in place.
These are with the stop in the top most position. The hood opens way too far IMO, but you can see where the scoop in the arm comes into play. I'm going to redesign it a little bit to eliminate the excessive scooping in the arm so that the overall stock size needed is reduced, weight is reduced, and cost is reduced. Probably another test fit Thursday or Friday.
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This should work with the "S" right? R version works with s, but S version doesn't work with the r?
S/R are the same and work only on S/R.
C is a longer arm and works on the S/R as well.
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Arm comparison.
Green: S/R
Red: First Coupe Proto (as seen in real pics above)
Blue: New Coupe Proto
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That is what I thought. I haven't mounted mine yet, can I just the new bracket?
Ok, I lied. 14 minutes later and the Cyan version is now what I'm going to prototype for the hood. Even smaller than the blue version and it fits within a standard 6" wide piece of stock. I realized the L shape was no longer needed and a more straight sweep could be used. Looks better too IMO. The form looks designed in vs having a utilitarian look of the L.
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