Quik Hinge Installation

[1Fine40]

So, the saga is over and I won...sort of. The bolt is out, but it took the last resort to do it, a hole in the cowl that I will need to weld up and paint, but so be it! I got a bolt out, but there was not enough clearance to get it on straight with a box wrench around the outside. No matter how I tried, just no room in the inn!!...SoI calculated where the hole needed to be drilled and blew through the cowl with a large enough hole to fit a 3/8" ratchet extension. Slide the bolt out over the stubborn b@st@rd, insert the extension, and a couple hits with the impact gun and boom, it is out! What a PITA this has been, but now we move to the driver's side! Hopefully lots less drama over there..
Oh, here are a couple shots:

There is about 1/8 to 1/16 of clearance at the side of the hex portion of the bolt-out...not enough to get anything in there....

Here is the hole I drilled into the cowl. 1/2" diameter to fit an extension in there, which did the trick combined with the bolt-out! Will weld a patch in there this weekend..
The end result will be worth it, so I am still feeling pretty good about the project, just not the process so much

 

[69LC]

I’m really glad that bolt finally came out! I’ve never seen one be such a buggar.

 

[1Fine40]

Yeah, that was fun! I welded up the hole and slapped some paint on it over the weekend. Is all good to go now!

 

[awynne56]

Well only did the passenger side and it took 4 hours. Which side do you guys think is harder. ? Also have any of you guys rode around with out the lock nuts attached. ?

 

[1911]

Well only did the passenger side and it took 4 hours. Which side do you guys think is harder. ? Also have any of you guys rode around with out the lock nuts attached. ?

Passenger side is the most difficult; on the driver's side you can take out the instrument cluster for more room and access.

I always use the lock nuts.

 

[1Fine40]

Passenger side is the most difficult

Yea Verily! OMG! No truer words have ever been spoken (written??)

 

[69LC]

I heard it's Memoral Day weekend at home. I hope you all have a good weekend remembering those of us who gave it all for the rest.

As I sit here (Chair Force in the sand box) waiting for work I was browsing the interwebs and found this pic of my buddy John's @mybluetoy 72. His truck has the first functional prototype set of hinges on it. I was looking for images of coil/linked 40s and there it was, with much less trail damage.