Vicky's Photo Gallery - Page six
This gallery details changing the way the hood opens. This
idea came about when I realized that you cannot get to anything on
the passenger side of the engine compartment with the hood open
using the original designer’s hood hinging method. Guess where
the oil dipstick is? So I went about changing how the hood
opens. I could have opted for one of the kits on the market
that allows the hood to open to either side, but that is not what I
wanted. I want the hood to open like a normal car with access
to the engine bay from both sides.
Making the hood open from the front entails engineering a new hinge
system from scratch. I
have been through several designs, many more computer designs, and
several models made from oak to finally arrive at what I think is
the ultimate design…
Click here for a movie of the wireframe test>>> Click
Page one - The beginning >>> click here
Page two - Chassis preparation >>> click here
Page three - Body preparation >>> click here
Page four - Interior preparation >>> click here
Page five - Building a trunk >>> click here
Page seven - Creating custom tail lights >>> click here
Page eight - Changing the grille shell >>> click here