Hood cable, door hinges?

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Hood cable, door hinges?

February 20, 2012, 12:18:59 PM

I snapped the black car's hood cable shrotly after I bought it.

Gee. It's hard to pull, lets just ham-fist it instead of figuring out why. Anyone have one? Do they interchange with anything?

And while I still have the fender off the red one (don't know why I even did that. Wasn't necessary...) the door hinges are so easy to access, so I gotta change 'em, and I ain't doin those pin replacements with the cotter pin, no it's gotta have that permanent rivteted look LOL.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #1 – February 20, 2012, 03:04:36 PM

I've found that the hood cables for our cars are getting scarce as well.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #2 – February 20, 2012, 10:37:06 PM

I looked at it quick, I'm wondering if it could be "repaired"...right now there's an MN-12 one on ebay, if the handle is the same or similar, and if it's at least long enough, there's a cylindrical piece clamped on the end that pulls on the latch. I feel like one could weld something up or likewise, clamp a chunk of metal around the cable. I'd definitely try it.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #3 – February 21, 2012, 08:25:02 PM

I'm pretty sure I have an unbroken and intact hood release cable somewhere. As I recall, it's once piece from the handle to the ball-end of the cable (for the latch). I will look into it tonight.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #4 – February 25, 2012, 08:11:38 AM

Found it. It's definitely a Fox hood-release cable. Unbroken handle and mounting piece. The hood latch is still attached to it, even. Send me a PM if you're interested.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #5 – February 25, 2012, 07:08:06 PM

Do you still need the door hinges? If so I'll check for play on them and if they're okay I'll pull them for you.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #6 – February 25, 2012, 08:51:40 PM

SN95 Mustang cables work perfectly. I've had one in the cat for a few years now. THey mount nicely too with a little work.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #7 – February 28, 2012, 12:53:38 AM

cragar if Zonda does not take the hood cable I might be interested in it

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #8 – February 28, 2012, 03:24:20 PM

I've got a hood cable and door hinges on my parts car I could sell.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #9 – February 28, 2012, 08:53:38 PM

Buying cragar's hood cable.

I found a set of hinges on ebay...they were misrepresented. I don't know who the hell wants hinges that are worn out, whatever. They are refunding me, props to 'em.

Found ANOTHER set, cheaper actually, described as being perfect. They should be here Thursday. I'll update, thanks for the offers jpc and 1bad88! Interesting about the SN95 cable. I figured there had to be something that would fit.

Hood cable, door hinges?

Reply #10 – February 29, 2012, 07:26:31 AM

For what it's worth, I rebuilt the hinges on my '96. It involved supporting the door with a floor jack and removing the hinges one at a time. After drilling out the holes slightly, new brass bushings can be pressed in which will accommodate the new pin. You should be able to reassemble with the cotter pin on the underside for that factory riveted look.
I can point you to a few links if you want to try rebuilding.