Removing hood technique?

[Bleep Bleep]

I have one of these Jeep hardtop winch things. It would be relatively easy to make some brackets to adapt to an A12 hood. And if I happen to come across one, I will use it.
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Jeep hardtop are several hundred pounds, so I don't see an issue with weight.

Dude? If you across one, no consideration for the OP? Whatever …

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Any thoughts similar to @WileE’s method regarding mechanic’s fender guards - not anticipating placement after removal.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Hmm... interesting. When I do mine, I rest the hood on the rear pins in the vicinity, then guide it onto the rear pins, which then I lower over the front pins.

I like that 2-step idea.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

This works for me, even at my age. Get thin carpet material and cut it into strips a few inches wide, insert into to hood-fender gap & hood-cowl gap, then tape into place ( protection in case of mistake ). From directly in front of car, lift up hood, then grab both sides of hood. With it pressed into your firm abs, lift it up and remove. Do not lift from scoop. Place it down nearby on it's side end on a soft/padded/carpet area rug. When you re-install, you can temporarily rest it on the pins until you maneuver it into the holes.

Yeah, good point about engaging the core! Regardless of any of the solutions here. Better step up my crunches.

 

[Dave6T4]

Hmm... interesting. When I do mine, I rest the hood on the rear pins in the vicinity, then guide it onto the rear pins, which then I lower over the front pins.

I always found it easier to control the closer front of the hood rather than the rear. This was the reach through the middle of the scoop method. This was back in the day, 1969. I had an A12 hood on my 383 SuperBee, that originally had the RamCharger hood. Because of the differences in the way the hoods sealed to the air cleaners, my car was no longer really RamAir. I found that when I was racing the car, the flat black hood built up heat in the engine compartment to the point the engine would experience vapour lock. At this point, I would remove the hood and continue racing.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Interesting to see the A12 hood issue raised. I never considered it an issue in your case, but I guess we see things from our own unique lens, shaped by experience. I see the four speed as more of a potential problem, but that's been shaped by my own experience, and the fact that I've seen so many younger folks around me having serious issues with their hips and knees. On the other hand, it's easy to trade down from a four speed to an automatic if the need arises.

With, the key being “if the need arises” for me. At the risk of (not wanting to) offending anyone here, he knows I am close to an auto being a non-starter. Simply a personal fun factor … factor. God forbid the need arising sir! WANTING, eh, ok worse case.

 

[ruffcut]

I always stood dead in front of the car and reached into the mouth of the scoop, getting a big handful of the
bottom lip of the opening with one hand whilst grabbing the front edge of the hood with the other.
From there, it's a straight up lift-off motion. Easier to demonstrate than to describe, admittedly.
A quilt on the roof of the car was always positioned first to give a landing spot for the hood once removed.

Same way I do mine!

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Any thoughts similar to @WileE’s method regarding mechanic’s fender guards - not anticipating placement after removal.

Post #13.

 

[gkent]

When replacing hood, carefully settle it on the front pins first, then lower onto rear pins.

I've always done exactly the opposite ... back pins first. Same lifting it off - front first.

 

[Jerry Hall]

I don't know about the weight of the A12 hoods, but the original L0 23 hood on my Dart is to heavy to handle by myself.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Yeah, I'm talking about right now, in my eighth decade. I used to have lightweight hoods, but this one is a heavy-duty ( can use hinges if desired ) piece.

Impressive. Sounds to me like your A12 is keeping you young!

 

[gkent]

This is a typical case of overthinking the problem. The A12 hoods - even repops - are a manageable weight. And with four pins you really have to be a moron to cause any damage putting it on or off - well maybe if you dropped it when you were halfway over the car, but that's where the "moron" part applies!

 

[gkent]

First two are my old "lift off" hood. About twice the weight or more of an A12. No issues lifting it on and off over the years of use. Last two are the current "hinged" A12 repop. Considerably lighter - still no issues. It hasn't been permanently attached to the hinges yet as the car is still in the reassembly stages. The car is one and the same.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Nice rides. Thanks. The oem a12 hood weighs about 30ish lbs?

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Has anyone heard of aftermarket or fabricated short hood pin extensions for this purpose?

 

[33 IMP]

If you want your real A12 mistaken for a clone, put a hinged hood on it.
I always snatch my A12 hood by the hoodscoop (just like Ed) and put it back on over the rear pins and let it down over the front pins.
And ive never put the hood on the roof in my life.
(To the best of my knowledge: my 62 steel hood is around 75 lbs, my real A12 hood is somewhere around 35, and a race weight repop A12 is less than 20 lbs.)
Grabbed my steel liftoff Cortina hood the same way. Completely gutted, with a glass scoop, it weighs way less than the real A12 hood.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

If you want your real A12 mistaken for a clone, put a hinged hood on it.

Yeah, in same camp. Just different trade offs across guys but I’m landing squarely in that camp. Just overthinking all the possibilities as @WileE suggested.

 

[gkent]

FWIW I'm using an A12 style hood 'cause that's what fits over the engine - don't give two shits about anyone else's thoughts or opinion. Its not an A12 car and I'm not trying to pass it off as one. And with the hood up it would quickly become apparent!

Has anyone heard of aftermarket or fabricated short hood pin extensions for this purpose?

How would extensions attach and fit through the holes ?!?!?

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Your right. That’s the question. I’ve never had hood pins so was probably over thinking it.

 

[33 IMP]

When I was still driving my A12 daily, even then the original A12 hoods were worth some good money. So, I changed out two original hood pins (opposite corners) for aftermarket pins. Same diameter, slightly different end radius, but with bigger hairpin holes, so I could use two small padlocks. Must have worked. I've still got my hood.
I decided that was easier than buying an aftermarket hood and storing the original one.