Electric hood?
08-20-2010, 05:57 PM
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Electric hood?
any way i can make my hood open with a switch? like winding down a window? my hood opens backwards so it would have to follow the motion of the hinges
08-20-2010, 06:07 PM
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Re: Electric hood?
dont know what you would use to open the catch, but if you could find linear actuators to replace the hood struts, that would open the hood.
08-20-2010, 06:30 PM
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Re: Electric hood?
But you could mount the linear actuators, the same way you would mount a pair of struts.
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08-20-2010, 06:32 PM
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Re: Electric hood?
The way it opens, the fron of the hood opens about 10 inches first, then the whole thing moves foward toward the bumper. its not a straight foward move
08-20-2010, 06:38 PM
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Re: Electric hood?
Yeah, I remember how those open. My Grandmother had a car like what your hood came off of.
It would take more than just 1 motor & actuator switches to do what your asking.
It would take more than just 1 motor & actuator switches to do what your asking.
08-20-2010, 06:43 PM
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Re: Electric hood?
yea, i just took the hinges off a buick to put on my camaro. but anyway would this be hard?
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Re: Electric hood?
Sounds like it would not be easy to me - maybe not hard for a fabricator that does that sort of thing all the time (like one of Foose's guys), but I wouldn't know where to begin - I'm not much of a fabber (never had access to welders and such). I sure would like to play with such, but my spare change all goes into my 'Maro right now to get it where I want. If it's no special hood, but just a plain stock hood, you could play around and see what you come up with - stock hoods abound everywhere 'cause folks always want blister/louver hoods, or cowls or something. I've had my stock hood in the backyard for 2+ years now - come get it and you can have it to 'practice on'.
08-20-2010, 07:03 PM
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Re: Electric hood?
well i currently have a scoop on my hood and i had to modify the hood just to put the hinges on but if i get some brackets made, it shouldnt be to hard. i think actuators are high as hell though
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