2G Reverse hinged hood

[Wildflyer897]

i just bought a 95 eclipse RS and i want to put hood pins on it with a reverse hood kit. i have had no luck finding one... in case somebody doesn't understand a reverse hood kit or i'm using the wrong terms i want my hood to rise up like it does on a corvette. thx for the help....







Rob Wett

 

[wastefuldreamer]

i think there are some on http://autoloc.com/

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

ask the guy in the gallery with the lambo dors...i asked him but no response yet


>:dsm

 

[Wildflyer897]

thx for the help so far... i'm looking into the site now... keep up the quick relpies.




Rob Wett

 

[TBSpyder]

I believe that is a custom jobber.

 

[Wildflyer897]

well i would have thought somebody would have made a kit for it.
its something easy and unique... well i guess i'll have to make my own..




thx, Rob

 

[97GS-TSpyder]

if you figur it out let me know i wanna do it too

 

[beast_bl]

Who wants to look at the 4g63t from the side? Sure it will look cool from far away, but, once you want to check out the turbo, your view will be obscured. It works on the vette because, well, a v8 looks better from the side. I imagine it will hamper any turbo or manifold work, unless you take the hood right off. Personally, one of my fav views of the talon is from the front, with the hood up, looking at my turbo. But that's just my opinion.

 

[Wildflyer897]

i have a 95 eclipse RS.. which means no turbo so i don't mind. i just want a reverse hood on it.. i think it will look good. and with no turbo i don't see why i shouldn't....








Rob Wett

 

[beast_bl]

Ah, no turbo, that makes sense then.

What would be really hot is if you could get the front clip done like the viper's, and have the whole think flip foward. That would be hella-cool.

 

[Wildflyer897]

i like the whole thing to come up and they make a kit for it. but i'm looking for the low end stuff right now... thx

 

[theboogieman]

hmmmm......should I tell ya' what hinges off what car to use? How bout some hints?....Yes you can do a custom job. Honda Accord hoods (late model) flip in reverse....or you can use the hinges off a car that has a flip up trunk...like a Sebring or LeBaron. Corvete or Cobra hood hinges won't work.
You will need to find a place to mount them though near the front and def' be careful not to bang your front bumber when opening it. The hood will actually lift up a bit and then tilt forward. Placement of the hinge dictates whether or not you will have enough clearance to tilt the hood forward enough to clear the bumper. If you ever see Michaels convertable with the lambo doors check his hinge structure on the hood!
Leo

 

[Defiant]

You'd want a 4-bar link, but damn, the thing would be in the way for everything.

 

[4g63blinker]

Originally posted by Wildflyer897
i just bought a 95 eclipse RS and i want to put hood pins on it with a reverse hood kit. ...

If your hood flips up in reverse, there is no point for the hood pins, but thats me.

 

[EuroGSTSpyder]

To make the hood flip forward...Why not takse a look at the old SAAB 900 hinges? They titl forward and I am sure it can be aplpied to the Eclipse with modifications( wich is required anyways)

Just a thought..

 

[theboogieman]

Originally posted by Defiant
You'd want a 4-bar link, but damn, the thing would be in the way for everything.

You are exactly right....4 bar link, so you'll technically have 4 pivot points. And yeh, Michael said it is a pain to work on the car, he has top take the hood off to work on the front of the engine and also finding the correct place to put the hinges was a PITA. I think he had to move something....can't remember.
Leo

 

[miguels3000]

Yeah that would look nice and with a n/a engine, you do have a lot of room to work with. but for the turbo engine it would be sweet if we could put the mercede's hinges the hood goes up from the front all the way 90 degree angle.. so you can easily work on the car from the sides without the hood in the way. Im pretty sure you can get the hinges easily and with minor modifications, but would the windshield get in the way, hmmm. that would make working on the car alot easier....

 

[Wildflyer897]

so i'm looking at more work than just switching the hinges i can tell. i'm still hoping to do it and when i get it to work i'll have to adjust the windshield wipers if i want the sprayers to work. with the hood coming up or i could just lengthen the wires and leave the sprayers on.. also the eclipse has a good place to mount the hinges next to the radiator but they will be close togeather which isn't good right? or should it matter. the hood pins would just be for extra safety and looks i have some easy ways of mounting them as well... thx for the imput and keep 'em coming...





Rob

 

[JoeZ]

Originally posted by beast_bl
It works on the vette because, well, a v8 looks better from the side.

Also with the corvettes, the majority of engine work is done on the sides of the engine (brakes, alternater, etc). There really isn't anything in the front of the corvette to mess with (lights, radiator...). Diff engine layout makes it quite practical to have the reverse hinge on the corvette...and also the hood is MUCH larger. That is one reason it works so well...

 

[Defiant]

First step in serious work is yanking the hood, anyway.

The Triumph GT-6 was glorious.... other than that English thing, of course.

 

[Silver4694]

The old BMW hoods (like in the 80's and older) went reverse also I don't know if you could use there hinge system, but thats another car that has the reverse hinges

 

[Defiant]

Ah, the BMW mousetraps. With the roller guides and all, probably another 40 pounds in there for.... ah.... well, it had to be somewhere. Yet another example of fine WTF?? German Engineering.

 

[JoeZ]

Originally posted by Defiant
Ah, the BMW mousetraps. With the roller guides and all, probably another 40 pounds in there for.... ah.... well, it had to be somewhere. Yet another example of fine WTF?? German Engineering.

:laugh: :laugh: ahahahahahahaha....
:laugh:

 

[Wildflyer897]

u ppl are great thx for all the thoughts so far... i'm going to a junk yard soon and i'm working on getting some suspension upgrades....

 

[2g_rebel]

ask the guy in the gallery with the lambo dors...i asked him but no response yet


>:dsm

I got Lambo doors and I just found a set on auto lock actually hunting for a kit myself