hood removal

[Ron Lowe]

Getting ready to fix my wobbling fan problem. I don't have anyone to help me lift off my hood. Has anyone ever made something to hold the hood after you remove the radiator. I have fresh paint on the hood. My only neighbor is Dad and he's 87. Thanks Ron

[5_guy]

Do you have an engine hoist (Cherry picker)?

[Ron Lowe]

No I don't. I thought about renting one but that seemed a little silly.

[Brother A]

Ron,
Where are you? Perhaps one of us is close enough to give you a hand.

Steve

[Elcastor]

You should be able to take the hood off first, then the radiator.

[bogdonj]

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Depends how how much you can lift? I can usually take it off myself by bringing both sides of the hood up and resting them on the gas tank and then grabbing it and lifting it off in one try.


Then again I'm 6 foot 1 and 200 pounds!

[Ron Lowe]

Thanks for the offer Steve, but I'm a little to far. Pittsburg,Ks ( southeast corner of Kansas )

[MCHinson]

This works for me. Remove the rear hold down bolts. Carefully open the hood and prop it up. Walk to the front of the car, step over the bumper and stand in front of the radiator. Grab the hood, supporting the weight of the hood on top of your arms. Slide it towards the rear of the car slightly to clear the front bracket and lift it up off of the car. Carefully step over the bumper and away from the car. Gently place the hood on a piece of carpet, resting it with the back edge of the hood on the carpet.

[Bruce]

I agree with Ben. You can probably just snatch it off.
First one I took off I rigged rope and eyebolts to apply the lift. All that kind of got in the way and I was forced to just step in and do it!
I've found that the tough part is stepping over the bumper with your arms full of floppy sheetmetal. Take the bumper off first if you aren't confident in your ability to high step!

[V4F]

put towels between the hood half's to prevent chipping the paint . have a plan b 4 you start . i do it all the time by myself ..........

[Bruce Lancaster]

Maximum access without actually lifting: drape a piece of soft cloth over the whole hood to protect paint. Open hood on both sides, supervising your cloth so it stays between the hood top panels and over the sides, bring hood fully up so both top panels are vertical and together, and run a bungee cord from one handle over the top to other handle. Handles can be nicely padded with a piece of heater hose split to go over them. Take care in the padding, choose a bungee that exerts fairly low pressure, choose a piece of cloth that won't get you divorced...

[Keith True]

I take them off from the right side.I fold the hood up,with the two tops together.Left side still hanging down.If the paint is a worry I stick a towel between the two parts.Then I grab the front and rear,near the hinge pin,pinching the two top halves together with my fingers.I just slide it out of the front retainer,and pick the whole thing up.I got used to doing it from the right because my trucks have the spare tire on the left.If you forget to unlatch the hood on the drivers side you will figure it out in a hurry.

[ChicagoBob]

I've done the side-lift method a few times (1930 Tudor), but my paint isn't that great. It helps to put a piece of hose between the top pieces and between your fingers, not too near the hinge, so you dont rub the hood tops together excessively.

It's also good to store the hood on its rear edge on a rug or carpet, somewhere where kids, dog or wife won't knock it over or drop a suitcase on it while trying to remove same from a high shelf (don't ask me how I know).

[Rainmaker Ron]

Originally Posted by Ron Lowe

Getting ready to fix my wobbling fan problem. I don't have anyone to help me lift off my hood. Has anyone ever made something to hold the hood after you remove the radiator. I have fresh paint on the hood. My only neighbor is Dad and he's 87. Thanks Ron

On a restored car the hood hinge pins were likely freed up and restored along with the rest of the car. My 3 door hood is very heavy so I slip the side hinge pins out and remove the hood sides first. The top is easy to handle without the sides.

Rainmaker Ron

[LukeDahlinger]

I put both sides up, use my arms like a forklift in the curved portions of the hood and it comes right off. No need to get all fancy or take things apart...

[Louis]

All good idea's, If you don't have carpet to set it on, I have used a large piece of cardboard, Also be carfull with the rear hinge hold down when you lift the hood as it can come off and fall down behind the eng. and get hung up, most of the time it will fall to the floor or on top of the gas tank.
If this is your first time it sure would be nice to have an extra set of hands.
Good luck.

[tom2588]

[QUOTE=5_guy;250329]Do you have an engine hoist (Cherry picker)?[/QUOTE yes]

[tom2588]

How to remove hood on 1931 model a

[nkaminar]

Here is my solution: This from a bicycle hoist. The pulleys are mounted on plywood which is attached to the ceiling with a distance apart less than the length of the hood. This keeps the hooks on the hood.

[1931 flamingo]

I've done it with a short piece of 2x4.
Paul in CT

[IndyA]

I rigged a ceiling mounted bicycle lift to raise the hood by a single person... If you can send me your e-mail and I'll send [email protected]

[ronn]

ask a neighbor for help.............

[JimG1127]

I did what MCHinson and Bruce recommended. Knowing my coordination is not what it used to be I removed the front bumper first. 2 bolts and thats off. It all went smoothly.

[katy]

Originally Posted by Rainmaker Ron

My 3 door hood is very heavy so I slip the side hinge pins out and remove the hood sides first. The top is easy to handle without the sides. Rainmaker Ron

I like that idea, w/my bad right shoulder I can't lift a lot w/my right arm.

BTW, anyone know the weight of a complete hood assembly?

[Phil Brown]

30 - 31 hood tops =7 lbs each and sides are also about 7lbs each so 28 lbs give or take

[KenBolton]

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After removal I drap my hoods over a saw horse.

[Synchro909]

Lifting it off is no where near half of the problem. Putting it back is way more difficult. I think you'd do well to stretch your mind and see if you can find someone to help. A friend, relative, club member, even the kid down the road.

[nkaminar]

The early Model T's had aluminum hoods which are really easy to lift off. The hood on the early Model T can be lifted off without removing any fasteners. Very handy for working on the engine.

Are aluminum hoods available for Model A's?

[Oldgearz]

Two HF purple lifting straps (6'-5") and a HF 1 1/2 ton engine hoist make it easy. The straps fit perfectly.

[MickyD]

A couple of ropes over the garage rafters.Towels in between. Pull each side up slowly. That's how I got mine off 2 years ago.