My ProjecTee

Spanky , 10 years time is undeniable proof that you have patience. Also a very strong will.

 

Still working on my roof hinge. Will take some photos when i finish.Weather should be clear Thursday 3/23/23.

 

I have seen real heavy duty hinges at the welding supply store. Bronz lubuable bushings if you think heavy duty long life stuff.

 

Sounds good ORF. If the hinge i'm using doesn't work out ; i'll make a bee line to my nearest welding supply store.

 

My roof hinge is functioning pretty good. I'll take some photos after the next rainstorms pass. Looks like Thursday and Friday (3-30-23 & 3-31-23).

 

Photos of my roof hinge : As i was lifting the roof i noticed a little body flex. I will address that problem. I will install some fiberglass bracing. Maybe an X shaped brace.

 

I like it!

 

Thank you for your compliment LongJohn.

 

Just my two cents worth : I value the opinions of my fellow car builders ( whether good or bad) they have hands on experience, We are all participants in the same genre. I ignore the comments & criticisms of non - builders. A non-builder has nothing but individual likes & dislikes to base his or her criticism or compliments on. JMTCW.

 

Still working on my roof hinge I'm trying to eliminate excessive body flex. I'm making an x shaped brace. I'm using 1" x 3" pine to make a form I will glass over the form then separate the finished fiberglass from the form. I'll glass the finished fiberglass x shaped piece to the inside of the body. The x shaped piece will be glassed between the verticals of the lower hinge.

 

My "X" shaped brace : Will be installed higher than it is in the photo.

 

The hinge pins allignments were in a bind. That was corrected. Now i have less body flex. I'm still going to install the "X" brace. Because it's already made. LOL !! The "X" brace was made before i discovered the binding hinge pins. OOPS !!

 

I'm replacing the roof hinge with another hinge (1925 model t touring door hinge).

 

Here's a photo of the 1925 model t touring door hinge :

 

Some more progress photos: I did some more trimming on my "X" brace then i attached it inside the rear of the body , between the lower hinge pads.

 

Started working on my new roof hinges today (4-20-23). I took my 2 steps to Geiger Machine shop to have then modified. I want them to fit closer to the body. Supposed to pick them up on 5-5-23 @ noon. I have my project up on 4 ramps right now. I have some welding & cutting to do. I need to change my th350 to the 700R4 (which i purchased rebuilt a few months ago). I also have a 2100 stall speed converter for the 700R4. I need to add 2 more pieces to the rack n pinion steering system. I also need to remove ( with a plasma cutter) the current Vega steering box mount.

 

I saved this pic to remind us what the whole car looks like . . .

 

I had forgotten all about this photo. I downloaded it & saved it to my "projecT" folder. Thanks for the photo Spanky.

 

More photos of roof hinge installation & an added feature :

 

Thanks for your likes guys.