62 hood hinge rebuild
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W Head Well-Known Member Supporting Member 5
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Just got my 59 hood hinges back from Willie Wilson at hoodhingerepair.com and they look great and tight. $150.00 plus 12.00 shiping. I highly recomend Willie and his Dad if you need your hinges repaired.
W Head
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hood hinge repair
Discussion in 'General car talk' started by W Head, Jul 22, 2011.
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W Head Well-Known Member Supporting Member 5
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Hamilton, Texas
Just got my 59 hood hinges back from Willie Wilson at hoodhingerepair.com and they look great and tight. $150.00 plus 12.00 shiping. I highly recomend Willie and his Dad if you need your hinges repaired.
W Head
59 El Camino 348-3,2s
59 Impala 409-2,4s
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This is the link for hood hinge repairs. http://www.hoodhingerepair.com/
With springs installed on original hinges you cannot tell how many bad rivets you have on a set of hinges.
The hinge springs have to be removed to tell. I had at one time about 15 sets of 61 and 62 hood hinges. I removed the springs
and found only one set of good hood hinges. All the others had from 1 or 2 bad rivets up to 4 or 5 bad rivets.
I had all the sets done with new rivets by Wille Wilson in Virginia and then zinc plated in gold the original new rivet hinges.
Sold off most of these restored zinc plated hinges.
Hoods sitting high in the rear is a sign of bad rivets even with detailed or professional hood adjustment work.
Paul
The hinge springs have to be removed to tell. I had at one time about 15 sets of 61 and 62 hood hinges. I removed the springs
and found only one set of good hood hinges. All the others had from 1 or 2 bad rivets up to 4 or 5 bad rivets.
I had all the sets done with new rivets by Wille Wilson in Virginia and then zinc plated in gold the original new rivet hinges.
Sold off most of these restored zinc plated hinges.
Hoods sitting high in the rear is a sign of bad rivets even with detailed or professional hood adjustment work.
Paul
jbschneeweis
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My hood does not stay up fully when opened & comes down to about half height, is that a spring or hinge problem? Are the hinges sent in with the springs to check out what the problem is?
You don't send in springs to my knowledge, I never did. I remove the springs first with a brake tool in a vise (bead blast the springs first in the open position so you can paint them black).
I had a 62 SS convertible that I sold -that had bad hinge rivets -would not stay up unless it was all the way up.
Restored new rivet hinges will stop the hood anywhere you leave it between fully open and closed.
Have someone push up on your hood and watch the rivets for movement in their locations(the rivet heads or rivet ends should not move....) -not as good as the hinges with the springs removed since you can't check all the rivets for being loose.
Paul
picture of one of my restored sets- note the original style new rivets - Willie does not gold zinc plate.
I had a 62 SS convertible that I sold -that had bad hinge rivets -would not stay up unless it was all the way up.
Restored new rivet hinges will stop the hood anywhere you leave it between fully open and closed.
Have someone push up on your hood and watch the rivets for movement in their locations(the rivet heads or rivet ends should not move....) -not as good as the hinges with the springs removed since you can't check all the rivets for being loose.
Paul
picture of one of my restored sets- note the original style new rivets - Willie does not gold zinc plate.
montemike79
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My dad's all original '61 the hinges are gold.