B-1 725 Hood hinge

[FastPaul 0]

I think this peice is missing on the 725 ?? am I wrong? The B-i has it but the 725 dose not . Can anyone clear this up ?? thanks The peice I'm talking about is the cross peice that goes between the two hinges

[Killer_A-C 0]

Paul here is pics of our B1 and 725.Dont see the brace on the 725.

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[FastPaul 0]

Your Awesome Matt !! Know I can sleep tonight :D Hey Matt after looking at the pic I noticed the motors look diffrent?? the head bolts and heads look diffrent on the 725 ?? Was the motor in the 725 changed?? also looks like a dip stick on the left side

[Killer_A-C 0]

It has had the engine changed to an 8 HP.I have the original engine that a friend of mine has at his house rebuilding it. If you need anymore pics give me a yell,Matt

[PeppyDan 3]

I would guess that with the front of the hood "boxed" on the 725 and not on the B-1 that is the reason the B-1 needed the extra strap! Dan

[perry 1]

thats the first i have seen of hinge's. where did you get those?. and why did'nt all theese ol'buggers come with them. the hood bolts can be a pain sometimes.

[FastPaul 0]

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Originally posted by PeppyDan
I would guess that with the front of the hood "boxed" on the 725 and not on the B-1 that is the reason the B-1 needed the extra strap! Dan

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Hey Dan I think you figured it out .Nice thinking

[msiebern 0]

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Originally posted by perry
thats the first i have seen of hinge's. where did you get those?. and why did'nt all theese ol'buggers come with them. the hood bolts can be a pain sometimes.

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I couldn't locate the exact post but Marty (MPH) converted his landlord hood to hinge a while back. Here are the pics I saved from his post for future referance. He should be able to tell you more about how he did it. 1st Pic - Hood Before

2nd Pic - Hood Hinges

3rd Pic - Hood Open

4th Pic - Hood Wide Open

[adamf203 0]

Those hinges work nice on a simplicity with the cut steering wheel but that wouldnt work on a chalmer with a full steering wheel because you wouldnt have the clearence necessary ( it would swing up and hit the steering wheel) - Im correct in thinking that right?

[FastPaul 0]

I think If you made the hinge peices longer toy could get by the wheel

[MPH 12]

Took a pic of the 725 hood opened and zoomed in a couple times on the hinge. They are 4 inches long center to center on the holes. Reason the iron needs the bend is because of the rounded back shape of the bottom of the hood

Here's one zoomed in on the Landlord after I replaced the bolts through the hood with the lamp bolts so I could mount my headlights. They are 1 3/4" center to center on the holes. The way I came up with that number was the distance from the oem holes in the hood to the holes I drilled in the grill support frame. Reason I hadda weld the bolts to the strap was there is not clearance for a bolt head when the hinge comes back over center, that's why the one sits flat on the bench in the picture Mike posted above.

When openning the hood I have to lift the front end first and pull forward as I lift the back. The back sits on the two OEM hood bolts which I turn tight when closed to stop the rattle.

[HubbardRA 19]

When I put the homemade hood on my son's 64 Landlord, I also made a set of the "flip-over" hinges. I made the hinges about 6 inches long, to make it easy to get the hood out from underneath the steering wheel. Lift the front of the hood, pull it forward, then swing up the rear. With the long hinge plates, the hood will swing down against the grille and stand straight up on its own with no problems. My son and I both like this better than having the hood bolted down with the four bolts.