I saw a Facebook post from a Studie group from Australia, and one of the Hawks' hood had been reworked so that it opens from the rear. There are a couple of gas filled units attached to the sides and I'm guessing the edges of the hood were reinforced as well. I understand that it can be tricky, as the hood actually moves forward before it opens and that if the job is not done correctly there are kinks in the corners. That hood is so damn heavy that now when people want to see the engine I let them do the heavy lifting. What a dumb design. I guess they weren't going for the female buyer in those days.
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I have plans to modify the hood hinge on my '64 GT Hawk so it will open forward vs. from the rear. There have been a couple guys that have done it and it makes a whole lot of sense to do it that way. I'm close to getting started on it ,but it will be a couple months before I actually get started. Alan in Australia sent me the drawings he used to make his on his '53, and I need to think them out before I start. I'll try to document all the steps involved and make them available to any that might be interested, so stay tuned, it will be happening. Bill
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There was a guy in California that modified his hood to open the other way. There were many posts about it on this SDC Forum. A search should turn up several topics/threads. This is always subject to how good/descriptive of a title was used.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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Originally posted by Studebakercenteroforegon View PostA dumb design? I’ve owned many a Hawk in my younger years and never thought twice about opening the hoods.
The hoods haven’t gotten any heavier, but maybe our desire to open them has decreased.peter lee
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Sort of like adding suicide doors to a normal rig, eh?
Originally posted by Lou Van Anne View PostI guess I'll never understand the "why" of this....HTIH (Hope The Info Helps)
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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain
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I have a '53 Commander Starlight and a '56 Golden Hawk. The '53 hood is very easy to lift. The Hawk; another story. It is the grille, not the hood that is so heavy. If the grille is out, the Hawk hood lifts almost as easily as the '53.Howard - Los Angeles chapter SDC
'53 Commander Starliner (Finally running and driving, but still in process)
'56 Golden Hawk (3 speed/overdrive, Power steering - Running, but not yet driving)
'58 Packard Hawk. A partially restored car that was not completely assembled.
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Originally posted by plee4139 View Post...What a dumb design. I guess they weren't going for the female buyer in those days.
Men would happily and politely do it for them...and they wern't offended by the gesture.
Nowdays...women seem to be angry, and men confused.John Clary
Greer, SC
SDC member since 1975
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