Re: 1929 Packard 640 hood hinge needed

Posted by Marty or Marston On 2017/5/18 11:01:24

The hinges on my '32's sun visors were beyond saving and I replace them with a similar looking one. I'm not at home right now and won't be for another 8 or so days.

As best as I remember I made new ones from a piano hinge I bought that came in either 3 or 6 foot lengths with either a .25 or .18 diameter pin, a leaf width of 7/8", and a knuckle length of 5/8". I don't recall the thickness of the steel, but it was not very thick maybe 0.06" to 0.08". If the leaf width is to great, I would think it would be an easy job to have it sheared to a narrower width.

Maybe someone out there could post a closeup of the hinge.

If this sounds like something that would work, let me know and I'll see if I can can figure out where I got it. They had a great selection of hinges.