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03-31-2015, 01:17 PM
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Anyone successfully rebuilt their hood hinges?
I don't mean send them out and pay someone else to do it, I mean drill out the rivets, oversize the holes and install larger rives themselves. I have given up trying to buy used OEM hinges cause they are usually worn as bad or worse than what I already have. Don't really want to use aftermarket either. I believe I can do this myself, my biggest concern is being able to rivet two hinge arms together and still have movement when I'm done. In other words, not rivet them too tightly.
So, has anyone done this? And if so, could you give me any tips? Thanks. |
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03-31-2015, 02:37 PM
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Re: Anyone successfully rebuilt their hood hinges?
I've never taken them apart to rebuild, but I've squeezed them in a big vice to tighten them up.
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03-31-2015, 02:41 PM
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Re: Anyone successfully rebuilt their hood hinges?
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03-31-2015, 08:51 PM
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Re: Anyone successfully rebuilt their hood hinges?
Unfortunately, squeezing the pieces in a vise will not fix elongated rivet holes. It may help if there was a gap between the two pieces but that is almost never the case.
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03-31-2015, 11:04 PM
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Re: Anyone successfully rebuilt their hood hinges?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=217490&page=7 We start talking about it on this page, and there is pictures of the finished products on the next page. Willie Wilson was super helpful. I dismantled, built up and reamed out holes. Zinc plated and painted, then reassembled. He (Willie) will do it all for you. I'm sure I saw somewhere (Rock Auto?) that you could still buy OE, well one side anyway! Let me know if you have any questions.
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04-01-2015, 10:08 AM
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