Installation Of Hood Hinge Spring 40 Pickup

[40Pickup]

Last summer I had a broken hood hinge spring that would now be replaced!
I made a spring spreader for this purpose.
Here some pics from the installation.

Jorgen

 

[19Fordy]

Now that is a neat invention. Well done.

 

[Charlie ny]

40,
You could sell that beauty....it'd work on more that your '40.....you'll next
see it a catalog.
Charlie ny

 

[Scott H in Wheaton]

That is a neat idea.

I haven't had to do a hood spring on a '40, but I've done lots of them on 60's Mustangs. Loop one end on the hinge, grab the other end with the boxed end of a 15/16" wrench and pull it into position. Looks like the 40 spring may not allow this method to work.

 

[johnh7]

very inventive!

 

[40Pickup]

Thanks guys!
It worked great for both sides.

Jorgen