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Hood hinge issue - 71 Charger

The hinge on the left is from a 70 Challenger and the one on the right is the one I got with my 71 Charger. I have to say that they seem pretty close overall.

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Thanks for posting. Both of my Challenger hinges look like the blue one on the right (no teeth). The difference is my passenger side hinge has the "long" center bar while the driver's side has the short center bar. The long center bar hinge works perfectly and is aligned to the fender when closed. The driver's side doesn't.
 
Thanks for posting. Both of my Challenger hinges look like the blue one on the right (no teeth). The difference is my passenger side hinge has the "long" center bar while the driver's side has the short center bar. The long center bar hinge works perfectly and is aligned to the fender when closed. The driver's side doesn't.
I think you need to get 2 new hinges or perhaps just one that matches one of yours. I know that both my 70 Challenger and my 73 Cuda have teeth in the hinges. Also I just got my new hinges for my Charger from Classic (AMD) and they have teeth like the 71 Charger
 
I think you need to get 2 new hinges or perhaps just one that matches one of yours. I know that both my 70 Challenger and my 73 Cuda have teeth in the hinges. Also I just got my new hinges for my Charger from Classic (AMD) and they have teeth like the 71 ChargIe. I'm looking at a 1970 set (with teeth) for sale but I'd like to find only the driver's side hinge that matches my passenger's side.
 
I think you need to get 2 new hinges or perhaps just one that matches one of yours. I know that both my 70 Challenger and my 73 Cuda have teeth in the hinges. Also I just got my new hinges for my Charger from Classic (AMD) and they have teeth like the 71 Charger
I agree. I'm looking at a 1970 set (with teeth) for sale but I'd like to find a driver's side hinge that matches my passenger's side hinge. Thanks for your information and good luck with your new hinges for your Charger!
 
I agree. I'm looking at a 1970 set (with teeth) for sale but I'd like to find a driver's side hinge that matches my passenger's side hinge. Thanks for your information and good luck with your new hinges for your Charger!
Personally I'd recommend just buying a new set if you can afford it because whatever you buy used is going to likely have issues that will require more money. That said you can re-peen the rivets and get them to work much better but it requires a oxy/acetylene torch, a vise and a hammer.
 
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