The Ford Barn

nkaminar · 10-07-2021, 07:00 PM

I can still lift the hood off my 1930 Model A but it is difficult and I worry about damaging it by dropping it. I rigged a sky hook using an old bicycle lift. The lift has two rubber tipped hooks. I spaced the hooks apart so that there is a little compression force to keep the hooks engaged. The lift has a locking mechanism and the forward and aft parts of the hood can be move up or down to get the hood to engage with the holes for the center rod.

Utopia Texas · 10-07-2021, 07:24 PM

Very nice adaptation. I lifted Model T hoods manually for years and then met my first Model A hood. I was surprised at the difference in weight!

Synchro909 · 10-07-2021, 09:12 PM

Non Ford but I have a 1928 6 cylinder Delage (top end French car). To lift the hood off is at least a 2 man job. I think they could make a Model A with as much metal. Heavy as it is, the car performs amazingly well.
Re that sky hook - It's better to use your head than your back, IMO.

nkaminar · 10-08-2021, 07:35 AM

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Yeah, my 15 Model T had an aluminum hood, and much smaller that the A. Much easier to lift off.

10-07-2021, 07:24 PM	#2
Utopia Texas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Brookshire & Cat Spring,Texas Posts: 222	Re: Hood Sky Hook Very nice adaptation. I lifted Model T hoods manually for years and then met my first Model A hood. I was surprised at the difference in weight!

10-07-2021, 09:12 PM	#3
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Hood Sky Hook Non Ford but I have a 1928 6 cylinder Delage (top end French car). To lift the hood off is at least a 2 man job. I think they could make a Model A with as much metal. Heavy as it is, the car performs amazingly well. Re that sky hook - It's better to use your head than your back, IMO. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

10-08-2021, 07:35 AM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Hood Sky Hook Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yeah, my 15 Model T had an aluminum hood, and much smaller that the A. Much easier to lift off. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.