Hood (Bonnet) Hinge location

Motor Mouth · 10-04-2004

Having owned 6 GT's so far I guess I'm one of the lucky owners that's never had to carry out a restoration / rebuild..........but all that could soon change, it all depends on possibly the answer to this one question.

Yesterday I took a 200mile round trip to look at a GT that's sat in the same garage for 15years

It has to be said that the car, originally a US model has undergone some serious work in the past and the body looks fantastic, i needs the odd bit of paint, but is far from complete. I can over come this as I have recently broken a car but the real questions for the future of the car revolves around the hood hinge, so here goes.

Having looked inside the nose cone I can see two holes where the hinge would attach but I always thought this part was fitted to the car in production, otherwise I have no idea how to fit the hinge mechanism, is it possible without having to cut the upper nose cone panel out. If it's possible I may buy the car otherwise I may have to offer it to someone else.

As always any help is greatly appreciated.

Gary · 10-04-2004

Mark - Check out this thread: http://www.opelgt.com/forums/2a-body-doors-bumpers/1319-hood-hinge.html

Post no.6 tells of one way to repair the mount.

pvcar · 10-04-2004

i did remove the mount from my gt at one time and it is kind of a pain in the butt but is possible to acomplish with out cutting anything, it jus takes lots and lots of time.

Motor Mouth · 10-05-2004

Thanks guys, I guess the only thing now is to buy the car at the right price

...........keep your fingers crossed.

10-04-2004	#1 (permalink)
Motor Mouth 'NO,......O P E L..G T!' Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 516 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Hood (Bonnet) Hinge location Having owned 6 GT's so far I guess I'm one of the lucky owners that's never had to carry out a restoration / rebuild..........but all that could soon change, it all depends on possibly the answer to this one question. Yesterday I took a 200mile round trip to look at a GT that's sat in the same garage for 15years It has to be said that the car, originally a US model has undergone some serious work in the past and the body looks fantastic, i needs the odd bit of paint, but is far from complete. I can over come this as I have recently broken a car but the real questions for the future of the car revolves around the hood hinge, so here goes. Having looked inside the nose cone I can see two holes where the hinge would attach but I always thought this part was fitted to the car in production, otherwise I have no idea how to fit the hinge mechanism, is it possible without having to cut the upper nose cone panel out. If it's possible I may buy the car otherwise I may have to offer it to someone else. As always any help is greatly appreciated.

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Gary Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Swansea, MA Posts: 4,764 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Mark - Check out this thread: http://www.opelgt.com/forums/2a-body-doors-bumpers/1319-hood-hinge.html Post no.6 tells of one way to repair the mount. Last edited by Gary; 10-04-2004 at 06:00 PM..

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pvcar 4ZUA787 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rancho Palos Verdes CA,USA Posts: 668 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	i did remove the mount from my gt at one time and it is kind of a pain in the butt but is possible to acomplish with out cutting anything, it jus takes lots and lots of time.

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Motor Mouth 'NO,......O P E L..G T!' Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 516 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Thanks guys, I guess the only thing now is to buy the car at the right price ...........keep your fingers crossed.

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