Topic: Hood Hinge Repair

[Bob Gaines]

I would try penning the rivet to take up the slack. I use a air chisel /hammer with the appropriate rivet tool attachment. That many times dose the trick. The companies that restore the hinges are not inexpensive plus if you are concerned about originality the rivets they typically use are not the same as the ones on your factory hinges. If you are not concerned about date codes you can buy about 4 pairs of nice used ones for the price of the rebuild charge.

[Brian Conway]

The tools I used with excellent results.  Some of the positioning is a bit awkward so the vise and another heavy hammer suffice for backing.  The cold chisel ground to the rivet groove size and another hammer to do the whacking and works just fine.  Brian

[nham3407]

OK, my mistake on jumping into the wrong thread stream for my question.  These hinges are for my 72 and not a 69 or 70.  My apologies if I miss spoke, but I think the samer guidance may work to repeen the rivets.  As I do want to keep the originality and not go with a different rivet style I will give that a shot.  If nothing else I can test on the used set I am getting before attempting on my originals.  Thank you all.

[krelboyne]

I have no first hand knowledge for these guys. Chevy stuff, but still, they might could do it.

http://www.hoodhingerepair.com/