Dooce, Just wondering if you ever got the hood on. If so how was it. Any problems?


Rick
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awsum34

Why do people park in a driveway, and drive in a parkway?

Thanks for asking! The problem was that I wanted an unobtrusive but secure mounting method for the top portion of a 3-piece hood on a hiboy.

I kept going back and forth about the Dan Fink hinge kit (which I had already purchased), other types of fasteners (e.g., dzus) but ended up using the simplest solution possible: furniture bolts. This was on the advice of Dan Fink himself. Yeah, I called him to ask if there were other ways if I didn't want to use his hinge kit. He was cool about it and made some other very simple recommendations, too. He completely understood the problem I had, not wanting any hardware to show beneath the sides of the hood top.

These furniture bolts are 1/4-20 sae allenhead bolts that have a wide flat head. I just drilled a 1/4 hole in each corner of the hood top (only wanted to use the top of the three-piece hood), and then through the glass body where the bolts would go through. Then I epoxied some flat stock, that I had drilled & tapped for the bolts, to the insides of the radiator shell and body, so I'd have no nuts to lose. They work fine and are pretty easy to remove, though I do then have the "problem" of finding a place to put the hood without getting it scratched.
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Where did you find furniture bolts? I have been looking for "elevator bolts" which are similar, but have wound up making my own out of stainless round head bolts by grinding the heads flat. But I like the allen head design of the furniture bolts. Thanks.



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Lynn
'32 3W

I got 'em at Lowe's, in the bins in the hardware department. They had a couple of different sizes. If you have trouble, let me know what size you need & where to send them and I'll get you what you need.
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Bill, I'm glad i could help.


Rick
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awsum34

Why do people park in a driveway, and drive in a parkway?

And Rick, by the way, thanks again for all your help and generosity in this. It was the article you sent that helped me decide I not to use the Dan Fink set.
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The wife made a couple of bags to slip the hood side in. Then we put them in the trunk or leave them home.
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Mike J
Unchartered DSRA Member
If it ain't broke, fix it anyway...

Just curious,what is the problem with the fink opener?I got a rootleib 3 pc. hood for a 32 roadster hiboy and getting ready to buy an opener for it.Saw another post re:3/8 gap on the hood to frame also.Maybe there is a good reason not to run hood sides.

I think the Dan Fink kit is great if you're running the hood sides along with the top. But if you want just the top then the Fink hardware will show beneath the edges of the top.

I chose not to install the sides because ...
1. Most important, the engine looks great, and I don't want to cover it up,
2. The hood sides can be the most single difficult part of the body to fit,
3. In mocking up the sides I found they were 1/2" too short (measured horizontally) unless I moved my radiator, which would be difficult considering the frame is painted, I'd have to drill new holes, all the wiring and tranny cooler lines would have to be re-run, etc.,
4. The hinge kit takes careful fitting and welding and I have no gas setup,
5. To look their best, the hinges need to be chrome plated
6. I wanted a simple look and a simple solution, and got it.

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i did they same as you only a little different.
i ran 1/2 bar stock down the inside edge of the hood.
I then fabbed tabs at the firewall that extend throught the wall about 2 inches.
A 1/4 inch hole drilled in the tab and a thearded insert in the bar stock.
A small 1/4 stainless allenhead thourgh the tab into the bar stock.
Same on the rad. but the tab is L shaped and bolts to the top rad sheel to rad bolt.
Nice thing is there is no visible bolts on the hood.
I toyed with using Dzus fasteners on the outside but i didn't like the exposed head.
My 2 cents worth
Also the bar stock gives the hood a little added rigidity.
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Jeff Reid

Nice solution, Jeff. I hated drilling visible holes in the good, and this would have eliminated the need.
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