explorer sport trac hood hinges - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**67cheby** · 09-17-2009, 05:31 PM

has anyone (with air ride) needing a cowl mount hood hinge tried to convert these, i was selling a ford explorer sport trac , showing the customer the engine compartment when i started looking at the hood hinges, the buckets bolt into the firewall they have a strut mounted on them, i will bring my camera to work tomorrow and download some pics, i ordered a set from ford about 90 bucks my cost , going to look at them and see what i think they said i can send them back if i dont want them

68 short step · 09-17-2009, 06:33 PM

pics please...

68 short step · 09-17-2009, 06:50 PM

wow, after finding a pic of these, they look to be almost a 'bolt' on match if you use the right side (of the sport trac) as the left side of the truck....def. looks promiseing..good eye

lofly'a · 09-17-2009, 10:38 PM

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[/ATTACH] i'm glad i ran across this post just in case i need to move my hinges for clearance. my Dad has 2 dead Explorers at his place. (a 95 and a 2002) and both of these body styles have a similar type of hinge. the later model one looks to have a better hinge, but both will probably work for a conversion. The attached pics are of 95-01 body style (pic 2), and the 02-05 (pic 1). the 95-01 uses a prop rod, and the 02-05 have gas-charged shocks.

oh yea, not just sport tracs but explorers too. there are more of them in the junkyards ta boot.

Cooleys Custom Werx · 09-20-2009, 04:17 PM

yea ive been thinkin about it. i have a bronco II im thinkin about robbin them out of only thing theyre welded in the sportrac are bolt in.

09-17-2009, 05:31 PM	#1
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	explorer sport trac hood hinges has anyone (with air ride) needing a cowl mount hood hinge tried to convert these, i was selling a ford explorer sport trac , showing the customer the engine compartment when i started looking at the hood hinges, the buckets bolt into the firewall they have a strut mounted on them, i will bring my camera to work tomorrow and download some pics, i ordered a set from ford about 90 bucks my cost , going to look at them and see what i think they said i can send them back if i dont want them __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

09-17-2009, 06:33 PM	#2
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	Re: explorer sport trac hood hinges pics please...

09-17-2009, 06:50 PM	#3
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	Re: explorer sport trac hood hinges wow, after finding a pic of these, they look to be almost a 'bolt' on match if you use the right side (of the sport trac) as the left side of the truck....def. looks promiseing..good eye

09-17-2009, 10:38 PM	#4
lofly'a Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Alexandria, LA 71301 Posts: 1,451	Re: explorer sport trac hood hinges [ATTACH][/ATTACH] i'm glad i ran across this post just in case i need to move my hinges for clearance. my Dad has 2 dead Explorers at his place. (a 95 and a 2002) and both of these body styles have a similar type of hinge. the later model one looks to have a better hinge, but both will probably work for a conversion. The attached pics are of 95-01 body style (pic 2), and the 02-05 (pic 1). the 95-01 uses a prop rod, and the 02-05 have gas-charged shocks. oh yea, not just sport tracs but explorers too. there are more of them in the junkyards ta boot. Attached Images __________________ -02 avalanche (daily driver) -66 gto ragtop 389/400 (garage queen, hand-me-down from dad) -72 Tribute Trans Am (6.0LS/T56 6-speed) in progress -2003 YUKON (Wife's) -71 gmc swb fleet (current project, gonna shave everything, bags, stuff w/ 20's, gen III powertrain) -48 3100 SWB - 12/31/23 LONG TERM Project Last edited by lofly'a; 09-17-2009 at 10:43 PM.

09-20-2009, 04:17 PM	#5
Cooleys Custom Werx Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pitkin La. Posts: 66	Re: explorer sport trac hood hinges yea ive been thinkin about it. i have a bronco II im thinkin about robbin them out of only thing theyre welded in the sportrac are bolt in.

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