Scott's hotrods shop truck

[shrunken66stroker]

I was hoping you were going to weld the side cowl panels on to the hood and reverse flip the whole thing is some sick way.... and then sell me the kit. I've always wanted to get rid of that vertical body line between hood and door. Any advice?

[Hottrucks]

Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

I was hoping you were going to weld the side cowl panels on to the hood and reverse flip the whole thing is some sick way.... and then sell me the kit. I've always wanted to get rid of that vertical body line between hood and door. Any advice?

BMW flip kit,,,I had one on a 54 F truck ..never again...it made it a PIA to do anything under the hood

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

I was hoping you were going to weld the side cowl panels on to the hood and reverse flip the whole thing is some sick way.... and then sell me the kit. I've always wanted to get rid of that vertical body line between hood and door. Any advice?

Originally Posted by Hottrucks

BMW flip kit,,,I had one on a 54 F truck ..never again...it made it a PIA to do anything under the hood

just a quick hijack...but with a little engineering I think it could be done...especially with that porterbuilt style cowl hinge...
you would just have to set it up so that the hood moves out and up immediately when you open it so that the rear lower corner of the hood dosen't drag on the fender...
I have always wanted to do a hood that way too, I guess really trick, you could mold the cowl vent on and do hideaway wipers too...

another option would be like a 48 buick, where the hood opens from either side, I think they had a hinge on either side of the hood, and the whole thing raised sideways depending which side of the car you were on.

[Hottrucks]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

you would just have to set it up so that the hood moves out and up immediately when you open it so that the rear lower corner of the hood dosen't drag on the fender...
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the BMW kit does just that..........

Now back to my Moon roof????