any way i can make my hood open with a switch? like winding down a window? my hood opens backwards so it would have to follow the motion of the hinges

 

dont know what you would use to open the catch, but if you could find linear actuators to replace the hood struts, that would open the hood.

 

i have a release for the catch rigged already, but my hinges dont use struts

 

But you could mount the linear actuators, the same way you would mount a pair of struts.

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The way it opens, the fron of the hood opens about 10 inches first, then the whole thing moves foward toward the bumper. its not a straight foward move

 

Yeah, I remember how those open. My Grandmother had a car like what your hood came off of.

It would take more than just 1 motor & actuator switches to do what your asking.

 

yea, i just took the hinges off a buick to put on my camaro. but anyway would this be hard?

 

Sounds like it would not be easy to me - maybe not hard for a fabricator that does that sort of thing all the time (like one of Foose's guys), but I wouldn't know where to begin - I'm not much of a fabber (never had access to welders and such). I sure would like to play with such, but my spare change all goes into my 'Maro right now to get it where I want. If it's no special hood, but just a plain stock hood, you could play around and see what you come up with - stock hoods abound everywhere 'cause folks always want blister/louver hoods, or cowls or something. I've had my stock hood in the backyard for 2+ years now - come get it and you can have it to 'practice on'.

 

well i currently have a scoop on my hood and i had to modify the hood just to put the hinges on but if i get some brackets made, it shouldnt be to hard. i think actuators are high as hell though