Good luck with those hawks billet hinges....my passenger side one snapped about 12 months after i installed it....and it did paint damage at the top and down at the spoiler....i was freakin pissed. I would suggest finding an oer set of steel ones and replace as soon as possible
is that Thunderhead289? I think that butile tape might be a good way to give the hinges some degree of flexibility to avoid the hatch glass shattering.
Awesome video Stan! Seems like an easier & more controlled method of getting it done by removing the rear hatch entirely like you did. One thing though, I reckon an adjustment of the hatch pulldown or latch would be in order after doing this? Been postponing this job for years because I hate glass-work more than anything. All these threads on TGO about hatch breakage makes it nerve-wrecking! I reckon a misaligned hatch makes it more prone to breaking too. *Sigh* There's no way out of this, I guess.😂
Thank you! 🙏 yeah, you sounded like me before I did it. Just get a friend to watch over everything and I bet it will go smoothly! Remember, less is more in this case lol 😆
You made a good point if nothing else, for peace of mind. I have the luxury of a pole barn for storage, and I always leave the rear hatch AND the hood up to take the load of the lifts and the hatch assembly / hinges, especially for the long winter storage . Great stuff, I will have to add those Hawks "Billet Hinges" to my summer 25 plans.
Keep doing what you’re doing i just found your channel and I’m using it to swap my 1989 trans am gta. Make whatever video you want, I’ll watch it!
That sounds like a great project! Good luck and thanks for watching!!!
Thanks for the video, it’s on my to do list, my old hatch hinges are slightly bent on one side
I use your channel all the time to help with my F-Body build thanks man👍
No problem! Thanks for watching!
I really need to replace mine. Might be a good winter time upgrade.
Good to see you back to making some videos.
Stan, I hope you’re safe in the storm.
Good luck with those hawks billet hinges....my passenger side one snapped about 12 months after i installed it....and it did paint damage at the top and down at the spoiler....i was freakin pissed. I would suggest finding an oer set of steel ones and replace as soon as possible
Wow, I haven’t heard anyone’s do that! Hopefully that set was an anomaly. Thanks for watching 😎
New review and how to video! Looks like it's time to upgrade.
Thanks for watching, Wes!
is that Thunderhead289? I think that butile tape might be a good way to give the hinges some degree of flexibility to avoid the hatch glass shattering.
Where did you get your wheels from? I'm restoring my 85 Z/28 and what size are they?
Awesome video Stan! Seems like an easier & more controlled method of getting it done by removing the rear hatch entirely like you did.
One thing though, I reckon an adjustment of the hatch pulldown or latch would be in order after doing this?
Been postponing this job for years because I hate glass-work more than anything. All these threads on TGO about hatch breakage makes it nerve-wrecking! I reckon a misaligned hatch makes it more prone to breaking too. *Sigh* There's no way out of this, I guess.😂
Thank you! 🙏 yeah, you sounded like me before I did it. Just get a friend to watch over everything and I bet it will go smoothly! Remember, less is more in this case lol 😆
Still dreaming of this car
Thanks! 🙏
You made a good point if nothing else, for peace of mind. I have the luxury of a pole barn for storage, and I always leave the rear hatch AND the hood up to take the load of the lifts and the hatch assembly / hinges, especially for the long winter storage . Great stuff, I will have to add those Hawks "Billet Hinges" to my summer 25 plans.
That doesn't do anything since the struts are constant pressure
Great video on how it's done. I went with the Hawk's hinges and they don't disappoint. Very well designed! I feel like they are a luxury upgrade. 😁
Thanks for watching as always! Yeah, I was very impressed with the quality, now I need to do some good hinges next lol
@@martinmoore9873 definitely! Thanks for watching!
great video hopefully I don't have to swap my out
Fingers crossed!
That was some good click bait from the photo of the video haha. I’m to scared to do this to mine
Haha damn, I’m one of those TH-camrs now lol
@@FireballMullet at least the video was great tho! Like always 😎