Boot hinge removal and refitting does every already know this trick !

[edd]

After a visit from a very good friend Richard he mentioned refiting and removing his hinges complete , he said to remove a tiny piece if body work and now my hindge slips in and out with ease without damaging the body work . I have seen people striping down the spings and i,m not wanting to do this as i have great tension at present .I hope this helps or maybe there is another tip i,m yet to learn.
picture shows the trimmed bit
Edd

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[ozman]

Hi edd, if you compress the hinge and insert a drill bit in one of the holes on the plate this keeps the hinge closed and is easy to remove without touching the body dude cheers Simon

[edd]

Cheers Simon I liked my idea as no need to compress and my tension was making me worried about it going boiiiing.
The hinge then covers the part of body removed its literally 5 mm squared I thinks it's a great idea but I did wonder how people removed them. I took another picture today it will explain it to anyone interested As always two ways to skin a cat.
Edd

[ozman]

Hi edd,

no worries mate, have you made up your mind as to colour of the old girl yet when she's ready?

[edd]

There is a colour debate on another thread i will post my favourite colour on there its a light met blue ! I need to trace this colour but i like it .

[ozman]

Hi edd,

Been off today so had a look at all your thread pic's on your restro, then pulled up some of my old pic's of my restro, mmmmmmmmm things look soooo similar. Been thinking of fitting the Weber conversion to mine when I finally get to that point. Cheers Si

[edd]

Have a word with member chris forum name Vmad

[edd]

Here is a picture of the hinge being removed with its tension not compressed as you can see in the forground the hinge is up still . I have shown the tiny ammount needed to be removed , but if your happy with compressing then cool .
Edd
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[Seaking]

Good post Edd i do rember that i struggled with mine and im sure i removed the spring then refitted afterwards i do rember it was a bleedy struggle

[edd]

Good post Edd i do rember that i struggled with mine and im sure i removed the spring then refitted afterwards i do rember it was a bleedy struggle

Cheers bud , at least this thread will help in the future and also ozmans idea too .

[ozman]

Have a word with member chris forum name Vmad

Hi edd,

Have racked Vmad brains and have also made contact with Frosty aka Vic, he lives just over the water from me in N Wales and is in the process of replacing his V6 ford lump back to the TV8 that he has rebuilt and he is switching to the Weber and also going to install the V6 water pump system to his as well, cheers Si