Ghostrider 67-

Or should your avatar be Gluttonforpunishment 67? If I understand it right, you want to make the hood operate like a '57 Ford, is that right? The standard geometry for hood hinges moves the effective pivot away from the gap as the hood rises. I just looked on eBay and there is a set of '57 Ford hood hinges for $50. It might be good to purchase those for a system that you could model or maybe modify the mounting to make it look pretty on your Mopar. Those hinges have the springs built in, but, again, the geometry is what you need to emulate.

As an aside, I remember my father (at his garage in Cleveland) hating those forward-tilting hoods because filling the radiator was a pain in the tush!

PM me if you want to talk directly.

Jim Ireland, AKA Irish Jr.