HOOD HINGES SPRING

ALLZS · February 03, 2020, 04:16:31 PM

the large spring on the hood hinge is it plated or painted this is on a 69 Camaro thanks

Petes L48 · February 03, 2020, 04:55:27 PM

Phosphate. A couple old threads below. You can find more using the Search tool/button on this forum:

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=11328.msg90792#msg90792

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=8129.msg55277#msg55277

ALLZS · February 04, 2020, 08:19:46 AM

where they black or gray phosphate or did they come both ways

cook_dw · February 04, 2020, 10:09:54 AM

dark gray.

Sauron327 · February 04, 2020, 12:14:57 PM

If you want to know exactly what they look like without the screen color inaccuracy, buy a brand new GM pair. I just got two more with the umpteenth pair of hinges I just had rebuilt.

Mike S · February 04, 2020, 01:56:34 PM

Here is another past thread:
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=16476.0

Mike

68camaroz28 · February 04, 2020, 08:27:54 PM

The original spring is not phosphate'd imo. The spring is natural spring steel which has a naturally dark looking finish.

Sauron327 · February 05, 2020, 08:55:49 AM

Quote from: 68camaroz28 on February 04, 2020, 08:27:54 PM
The original spring is not phosphate'd imo. The spring is natural spring steel which has a naturally dark looking finish.

I concur.

Edgemontvillage · February 05, 2020, 09:21:25 AM

A photo of my recently restored hood hinge and spring. The hinge was zinc phosphated and the spring was cleaned and oiled.

cook_dw · February 05, 2020, 09:23:16 AM

Damn that looks good Lloyd!

KurtS · February 05, 2020, 04:58:17 PM

Ditto!

Edgemontvillage · February 06, 2020, 03:07:40 PM

Thanks guys!

Petes L48 · February 06, 2020, 04:06:09 PM

So is the consensus that the hinge is zinc, not manganese phosphate, and the spring is neither?

I plan on doing my hinges is a few weeks and have a NOS set of springs in the package that just need cleaned up. Maybe just Evaporust and oil the springs?

68camaroz28 · February 06, 2020, 05:24:02 PM

Quote from: Petes L48 on February 06, 2020, 04:06:09 PM
So is the consensus that the hinge is zinc, not manganese phosphate, and the spring is neither?

I plan on doing my hinges is a few weeks and have a NOS set of springs in the package that just need cleaned up. Maybe just Evaporust and oil the springs?

Yes,evaoprust and some oil type protection on the springs. Hinges are the lighter phosphate as Lloyd pointed out. His are 100% correct and what the goal look should be.

ALLZS · February 06, 2020, 07:08:53 PM

this site is fantastic thanks for every ones input

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