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  • kuusamon
    Experienced
    • Feb 14 2009
    • 306

    convertible trunk hinge pins

    Hello everybody and best wishes for 2013.
    question, a simple one maybe. My trunk hinges on my 1960 convertible have no pins in them, the previous owner held it together with pieces of broken screwdrivers. The inges itself are ok but what would I use for pins. Are these still for sale or should I just make a pair from a hardened steel rod or threaded rod? What would be the correct size, length and diameter, of the pin?
    regards,
    ron
    Last edited by kuusamon; January 6, 2013, 08:40 AM.
    sigpicGreets,
    Ronald
    Kuusamo
    http://www.tbirdregistry.com/viewdat...tryNumber=1741
  • YellowRose
    Super-Experienced


    • Jan 21 2008
    • 17188

    #2
    convertible trunk hinge pins

    Hi Ron, send Carl Heller ~ partsetal, a Private Message (PM). Carl has a lot of Squarebird parts and some Squarebird parts cars. He might have those pins. Or contact The Bird House in Delaware, or The Bird Nest in Oregon. They also have parts cars. Or John Draxler. You can find their contact information in the Advertisements Forum.

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    • partsetal
      Super-Experienced
      • Jun 4 2005
      • 850

      #3
      Ronald,
      Here is photo of the hinge with a replacement pin. The pin is 1/4" in diameter and 3-3/4" long. It should have a hole for a cotter pin to prevent it from moving. Most times these rusted and had to be drilled out, often making the hole bigger or off center. In that case the repair is to drill it out to a larger size and use a stainless or bigger pin. If you can't find one, then you might have to make one.
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      • kuusamon
        Experienced
        • Feb 14 2009
        • 306

        #4
        Thanks Carl and Ray,
        I will make one, shouldn't be too hard to make I think.
        regards,
        Ron
        sigpicGreets,
        Ronald
        Kuusamo
        http://www.tbirdregistry.com/viewdat...tryNumber=1741

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        • ncbird
          Experienced
          • Jan 5 2008
          • 390

          #5
          door pins

          I found door hinge pins that were long enough and had a machine shop turn them down. Worked like a charm.
          Grant
          NCbird on the Coast of NC
          "Dads Bird" for my father

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