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11-27-06, 03:29 AM
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| | CraigB Bronze Supporter 
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancs., UK GT40: MDA Mk.II
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Rep Power: 4  | Mk.II front hinges
Hi all,
does anybody have any idea which car the hinges on the front "nostril" panel on the Mk.II were borrowed from? I assume it was an American car (probably but not necessarily a Ford) and being a Brit I am not all that up to speed on American cars of the 60s  
Many thanks again
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Craig
MDA Mk.II with 452ci FE and 930 transaxle in build
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11-27-06, 12:33 PM
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| | ckouba 5 Tenths 
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA GT40: RCR40-31
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Craig-
I noticed this a while ago as well and posted the question on THIS THREAD. I remember more traffic on it regarding alternate hinge sources (same overall shape, but less expensive) but don't remember what they were. Try the search function though as everything always seems to be discussed somewhere on the forum. Just need the correct keywords.
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11-27-06, 12:53 PM
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| | Frank Beuker Silver Supporter 
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the netherlands GT40: kva
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I know that the old alfa's did have the same kind of hinges | |
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11-27-06, 03:40 PM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter 
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scotland
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Racezone,
Steve Barker has worked out these hinges for his MDA.
Please use your search tool on "hinges" and you will get your answer.
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Cordially,
James
MKI monocoque. XE' 289 short blocks, C6FE heads, Webers, ZF
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11-27-06, 06:14 PM
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| | SteveBarker Silver Supporter
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Yorkshire UK GT40: MDA GT40MkII
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Rep Power: 6 | Re: Mk.II front hinges
James
Thanks for the compliment, I am in awe of the thigs that you turn up!
Here is a picture of the ones I made from Mimi door hinges. you need to take the bevel off the hinges that account for the curvature of the side of the original car.
I bought a set of ali hinges (4) they are all diferent LH RH top and bottom, so I have a spare pair.
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11-28-06, 05:27 AM
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| | John W 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Surrey, England GT40: lots of bits but not bolted together yet...
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Steve,
cracking job on those, hats off to you.
I for one would still like to know what the originals came from though.  | |
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11-28-06, 02:08 PM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter
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Steve B,
Top notch home engineering IMO.
Good fortune with the rest of your build.
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James
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