Tilt front end?

[BoondocK5]

I did a search, no dice. I searched Google, no dice.
Anyone know of a good tilt front end kit?

 

[Bigb55]

Like a front clip and hood that tilts forward for engine bay access? If so.

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[ZooMad75]

US Body sells the fiberglass front end and hinge kits. They have early and late styles.

 

[Magikal]

I looked. They want almost $2k for one....

 

[ZooMad75]

I looked. They want almost $2k for one....

Fiberglass ain't cheap. Neither is the engineering behind the brackets to get it all set up.

Those guys are the only ones I know of that sell kits for Squarebodies much less anything else. With no competition, they can get what they want for them. I've seen guys make a tilt front end out of factory sheet metal, but that is a very heavy setup that requires some serious beef for the brackets and hinges.

 

[Blue85]

Wasn't there a guy on here a long time ago with a Topkick tilt front end? Maybe not the look you wanted, but parts could probably be sourced reasonably.

 

[Blue85]

Here's the thread Beware stacked frame flame wars

 

[USSkoval]

Here's the thread Beware stacked frame flame wars

You know, stacked frames is a topic that doesn't seem to come up much anymore. That was a good blast from the past, lol.

 

[ZooMad75]

You know, stacked frames is a topic that doesn't seem to come up much anymore. That was a good blast from the past, lol.

That was a rabbit hole that ate up an hour at least last night. No wonder that guy got nailed on Pirate and then here.

I like the idea of the Topkick front clip, but not with the stacked frames.