DIY Hood Hinges - New and Improved.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Nice work. Being able to design parts in CAD at home and get them cut is such a game changer for the quality of home builds. Keep it up.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

What a time we live in...I mean, these are not "Ferrari Daytona seats in an Alfa" cool - but they're pretty nice.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

@@ThrottleStopGarage Haha, they are pretty nice ;)

[@michaelevans7013]

Great now wiring to your Nexus R5 and no fuse boxes or wasted wiring rubbish. @Haltech sponsor this man.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks - there will be a PDM - don't worry.

[@marcjordan29]

Truly my favorite builder on KZbin.. The highest level of craftsmanship and none of the click bait hype train bullshit. Oh.. And you can never go wrong with more Guinness! 😜

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks - I do try to keep it focused. Guinness is learning how the garage is not scary!

[@pokepa]

One of my favorite youtube channels. Incredible dedication to all the details.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@deuce454]

I absolutely love this chanel and build

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks! More fun to come.

[@theheadone]

Very nice! It's always crazy how a lot of the ingenuity in a project comes from seemingly boring parts :)

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Yup - I get drawn into builds I love because of the random details that sparkle.

[@johan.mp4]

Must feel great when the parts come together!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

You bet - now onto the next thing bugging me.

[@peterwooldridge7285]

That's a seriously nice job...Personally, I use an old broomstick to hold open the bonnet of my Nissan Patrol

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I was using a piece of ABS pipe there for the longest time.

[@bake162]

Great instalment, powder cloud is looking much better…… now you need a diy powder booth as simple as a cardboard box with a box fan on the back pulling air through a furnace filter or 2. Way less powder all over the shop. If you need photos of mine just let me know

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks again. The system is working just fine. There's a long list of things I need - but first up is I'm going to rent a dumpster and clear my garage out. I'm exhausted just thinking about the parts storage mess I've got going on.

[@GrayRaceCat]

@@ThrottleStopGarageYou know that soon after the clear out you're going to need at least one of the things you tossed right? It NEVER fails!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

@@GrayRaceCat 100% Every. Damn. Time.

[@lasskinn474]

good to see you're still at it, contents good

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks for watching - I'm slow...not Binky slow...but slow.

[@ODGColornChrome]

Great episode and Guiness is a cutie!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Yup - he's getting used to hanging in the garage. He mostly supervises from the yard!

[@dvsda6]

Nice work! I always appreciate the time and effort you spend putting together these details of your project.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks - it's like the opposite of a Roadkill build. LOL.

[@chrisshorman522]

Well done Craig. Great video as usual.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks 👍

[@insAneTunA]

It looks really good. As always the finished product is a masterpiece. A big 👍

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@animal_engineering]

always 7 p's to success, awesome work as always good to see another video. so many hours in a couple of hinges. but man have you done an awesome job as always.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks - takes time to do it once to make sure it will last.

[@AndyFromm]

Another masterpiece 👍

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Brand new video production with DaVinci. Worked great. Only crashed once.

[@AndyFromm]

@@ThrottleStopGarage I was referring to the hinges but the video was great too. I've been using davinci free for a while, it takes a pretty good pc to run but it is far less buggy and crashes far less than my old software.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

@@AndyFromm It ran great on my Mac. A little learning curve to get up to speed on how things work.

[@NathanNostaw]

Those came out great. What material were the bushes? As for the rough slots in the base brackets, how did that happen. The parts all look like mirrors or each other and the others looked correct.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

The bushings are all nylon. Should outlast the hinges. I forgot to dimension four of the six slots relative to the edge. Simple oversight. Four hours to repair.

[@GrayRaceCat]

@@ThrottleStopGarageI'm surprised that SendCutSend didn't catch that when they reviewed the files before accepting them for manufacture. A missing dimension should have prompted a call or email. Someone made the decision to put the four slots where they ended up.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

@@GrayRaceCat 100% my fault - I got these done and sent them in. I should have waited a day and checked them over one last time. I got impatient and I paid. I'm learning and making these mistakes is part of that process.

[@robertdowns1786]

You sir are truly talented. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms]

Cool stuff thanks for sharing -Spanky

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@eulerizeit]

I'VE CAUGHT UP. KZbin showed me the Custom mirror video last week(?) and now I've finally caught up. \o/

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

LOL - it's an achievement! Now I have to stop replying to comments and make you another episode.

[@fredygump5578]

The most reliable way to "calculate" springs is to buy all the springs and test to see which one works the best!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Yup - but that's going to get expensive. I could have gone down in spring force on these a little, but they're working.

[@barnbuiltbeaters]

Love the content! You either have huge hands or that is the world's tiniest square haha! Never seen one so small! Where do you buy your fab table clamps/equipment? I just purchased a fab table and the clamps are a lot more expensive then what I imagined they would be. You seem budget conscious which i appreciate! Thanks!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

That's a 2" square...I've also not got dainty proportions - LOL. I made the table in this episode kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6KYamWvr6iprbc most of the clamps I built as well.

[@joell439]

Perfect 👍👍😎👍👍. Don’t worry, your amazing build will never be as slow as mine. 😂🤣😂

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

As long as we don't start to compete for slowest we'll be fine! LOL. Next project already rolling.

[@ronkluwe4875]

Great work as usual, but I have to ask why didn't you make the hinges out of carbon fiber plate? With all the work into the carbon fiber bodywork, making the hinges out of CF would be in theme with the rest of the car. No criticism here, just wondering.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Until I read your comment it never crossed my mind. Now it's crossing my mind - I'm not going to do it, but it's an excellent idea. Various companies offer carbon angle and SendCutSend have the flat stock. Only the hood attaching bracket that needs special bending could not be done. Hmmm.

[@ronkluwe4875]

@@ThrottleStopGarage Could do the special angle as a handmade layup plate and then cut to final finish. Hmmmmm :)

[@stephenfrench4417]

your devotion to the project is amazing. it surely will be one 'eck of a car when done. Is there a source for calculating the gas strut power and length by any chance?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks - it's enjoyable once you acknowledge it won't be done this summer. There are some simple online calculators, but nothing that I found could handle this type of linkage. I didn't do a great job of explaining how I came up with the force needed. The hood at the latch weighs 3.5 kg and is 1200 mm long to the pivot. From that you can compute the torque and get an approximation of the force. I had a friend measure how much force was required to move the stock hinge. With these data, I backed out the approximate force needed at the spring mount point. The stroke was a matter of packaging and placement and I did that in Fusion 360. It could also be done manually once you know where you want to push the linkage.

[@richardmaroni1362]

I love your channel and the complexity of your projects is amazing. Please add the Fusion 360 files for your Send Cut Send projects to your store. I would love to build these hinges for my wagon, Thanks again

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks - I've not tested them.

[@GoGoGarage]

Very nice and smooth.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

The nylon is doing a great job.

[@forthwithtx5852]

Nice work as always.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ThorfinnurPetur]

Golden powder coat would have been some bling.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I'm a low-key non-bling kind of guy.

[@KSIXRIDER]

Nice work

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks

[@foesfly3047]

I would have enjoyed seeing you transfer your measurements into Fusion 360. I have yet to try any CAD software and am very interested in seeing what experienced users choose, how difficult the process is and maybe, how much they cost for us lay/casual engineers.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

There are lots of great tutorials on YT featuring Fusion 360. I'd suggest those by Lars Christensen kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2bFlGyZaLhkaMk The process is pretty simple and the sheet metal tools for bends etc are fantastic for parts that are going to get bent. SendCutSend.com has some guidelines for their requirements. Fusion 360 is free for home-gamers.

[@Equine_moon]

Your attention to detail is as impecable as always! I wonder if the tolerances in the old hinges wasn’t by design, and the rust actually “shimmed” that out? Car builders almost always goes by “good enough”, and some sloppiness in the hood hinges would allow for some misalignment on all the other parts. And with the hood being aligned by the front (maybe some rubbers on the fenders?) it would be easier install originally and after the first couple if elk and snow drift incidents.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I think they were pretty tight. The trunk hinges were tight when new. There was a lot of clearance on these panels in general compared to a modern car.

[@frankmelero5511]

Can you use Stainless Nuts and Bolts to avoid the Rust?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

In this application I don't see why not. They were twice the price when I sourced them so went with steel.

[@garrymcdonald7994]

Beautiful.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kentmckean6795]

Nice!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks!

[@122amazonls5]

Could the stock ones be repaired with the bushings you used

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Probably - the challenge would be getting the bushings to centre in the holes properly.

[@NaZafaRin.C9]

. Any different construction for opening hood to front direction?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

It could be done, but I chose the conventional hood opening.

[@anidiotinaracingcar4874]

Love the new bushed hinges! But *red* Loctite *and* locknuts? You're that worried?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Not really - but I'm now sure they're not going to get loose.

[@anidiotinaracingcar4874]

@@ThrottleStopGarage And that makes for a nice surprise for the next owner, should you ever sell the car 😬

[@onepairofhands]

Great job - i wondered if you were tempted to lighten them, not a criticism, just an observation

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks Peter. They're not really overly heavy and I'd rather keep sides clean instead of Swiss cheesing them.

[@onepairofhands]

its going to be a great car for sure

[@ezacher4634]

Why didn't you just modify the original pieces?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Because the pivots were worn out. This was easier.