Update per picture location - 01/15/09
I have known Gary since grade school, he was my next door neighbor,
and pretty much the first person I met when my family moved to Santa
Barbara in 1974. After I got my 60 Hawk, both Gary and another friend
Jason wanted Hawks too. Jason bought a 61 Hawk, which met its end at
least 15 years ago. Mine met its fate about 10 years ago, & Gary's is still
in one peice (cross fingers). Gary gave up on his Hawk when he joined
the forest service and gave it to me. When he returned about 6 months
later - I gave it back. I needed to get my Hawk out of the garage to make
room for my wifes 78 Camaro. So I gave him my Hawk, but this time I
gave him my reverse open hood setup - and installed it. We also agreed
on a list of things he wanted off the hulk. I went up to take some pictures
of the 60 Hawk, and happened to catch him there at the Station. Here are
a few shots of his Hawk, he has been busy with "life", but he still plans on
finishing the Hawk.
Currently, a built 289 Stude engine, Corvette 700-R4 w/Steeltech adapter,
Steeltech front disc brakes, and a Steeltech HEI distributor. It has factory
power windows, and unfortunately a wiring nightmare. The car was saved
from the frontyard of a house in downtown Santa Barbara. Right away it
needed a front clip. It also needed rear springs. Two sets from Newman
& Altman were sent back after they couldnt support the weight of the rear
of the car! Since only one spring was bent, I pulled them both apart, and
alternated the springs - then added a helper 1.5 inch offroad lift spring. It
runs the entire length of the main leaf. That brought the back end up.
Here is a closeup of the reverse open hood I designed years ago.
You can see the hinges poke out just under the chrome. On my Hawk, I
had the bumper adjusted up a bit higher which hid the hinge better.
Not noticeable from further away.
His trunk lid is in better shape.
Here is the hood open.
I mounted the catch struts to the edges of the hood. Just bent some flat
stock metal and through bolted it.
Shot from the other side
Used a Datsun hood latch on each side.
Had a nut welded to the inside of the hood, cut the Datsun bolt to fit, and
used a very thin nut to "lock" the height against the welded nut.
Tom
'63 Avanti, zinc plated drilled & slotted 03 Mustang Cobra 13" front disc/98 GT rear brakes, 03 Cobra 17" wheels, GM alt, 97 Z28 leather seats, soon: 97 Z28 T-56 6-spd, Ported heads w/SST full flow valves, 'R3' 276 cam, Edelbrock AFB Carb, GM HEI distributor, 8.8mm plug wires
I have known Gary since grade school, he was my next door neighbor,
and pretty much the first person I met when my family moved to Santa
Barbara in 1974. After I got my 60 Hawk, both Gary and another friend
Jason wanted Hawks too. Jason bought a 61 Hawk, which met its end at
least 15 years ago. Mine met its fate about 10 years ago, & Gary's is still
in one peice (cross fingers). Gary gave up on his Hawk when he joined
the forest service and gave it to me. When he returned about 6 months
later - I gave it back. I needed to get my Hawk out of the garage to make
room for my wifes 78 Camaro. So I gave him my Hawk, but this time I
gave him my reverse open hood setup - and installed it. We also agreed
on a list of things he wanted off the hulk. I went up to take some pictures
of the 60 Hawk, and happened to catch him there at the Station. Here are
a few shots of his Hawk, he has been busy with "life", but he still plans on
finishing the Hawk.
Currently, a built 289 Stude engine, Corvette 700-R4 w/Steeltech adapter,
Steeltech front disc brakes, and a Steeltech HEI distributor. It has factory
power windows, and unfortunately a wiring nightmare. The car was saved
from the frontyard of a house in downtown Santa Barbara. Right away it
needed a front clip. It also needed rear springs. Two sets from Newman
& Altman were sent back after they couldnt support the weight of the rear
of the car! Since only one spring was bent, I pulled them both apart, and
alternated the springs - then added a helper 1.5 inch offroad lift spring. It
runs the entire length of the main leaf. That brought the back end up.
Here is a closeup of the reverse open hood I designed years ago.
You can see the hinges poke out just under the chrome. On my Hawk, I
had the bumper adjusted up a bit higher which hid the hinge better.
Not noticeable from further away.
His trunk lid is in better shape.
Here is the hood open.
I mounted the catch struts to the edges of the hood. Just bent some flat
stock metal and through bolted it.
Shot from the other side
Used a Datsun hood latch on each side.
Had a nut welded to the inside of the hood, cut the Datsun bolt to fit, and
used a very thin nut to "lock" the height against the welded nut.
Tom
'63 Avanti, zinc plated drilled & slotted 03 Mustang Cobra 13" front disc/98 GT rear brakes, 03 Cobra 17" wheels, GM alt, 97 Z28 leather seats, soon: 97 Z28 T-56 6-spd, Ported heads w/SST full flow valves, 'R3' 276 cam, Edelbrock AFB Carb, GM HEI distributor, 8.8mm plug wires
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