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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / December 2005RE:N8's TRUNK HINGE POST,a couple of questions.
After reading Nates hinge post,I am wondering if the hard to find aspect of good hinges applys to the Hawk body style as I have a good pair of trunk hinges off a 63 GT Hawk. What are they worth guys? I have to learn a different body style since I am parting a 63 out. 'Thanks for any info you can share......FM You can use the GT style trunk hinges on all C/K's from '53-64 Value?.... I've taken good hinges to many swap meets and not sold a single one... ($10-$20 depending on how they "look) Then I see a guy "needing one" and he'll pay $50 for one no problem.... My advice?- wait until someone needs them and tell 'em to make an offer.... Ray > After reading Nates hinge post,I am wondering if the hard to find >aspect of good hinges applys to the Hawk body style as I have a good [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Most used ones are worn too. > You can use the GT style trunk hinges on all C/K's from '53-64 > Value?.... I've taken good hinges to many swap meets and not sold a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >>  SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Daytona convert. 62 Lark 2 door 60 Hawk 53 coupe rod. I miss Calvin right about now <lol>.. "John Poulos" wrote... > Most used ones are worn too. > Most used ones are worn too. Thus the use of the word "good"..... I also have several pairs of worn-out ones.... (someday I'll repin them) Ray THANK YOU for all the input guys. > After reading Nates hinge post,I am wondering if the hard to find > aspect of good hinges applys to the Hawk body style as I have a good > pair of trunk hinges off a 63 GT Hawk. What are they worth guys? I have > to learn a different body style since I am parting a 63 out. 'Thanks for > any info you can share......FM Hawks are the same in that department as 53-55 C and K bodies. In fact I believe that even though the outside of the trunk lid looks very different the inside stamping is exactly the same 53 to 64. nate Signaturereplace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel I've currently got what I think are GT hawk hinges on my '53. They had turquiose metallic paint when I bought them so I assume.... Seems to me they were ~$15 each. Made sure they had tight rivets before buying. The trunk shuts perfectly. Jeff One thing to remind everyone of... grease those hinges. I went out the other night and checked mine and they were dry and there was slight binding when I tried to close the trunk lid. Oiled them up and ran the lid up and down a couple times and it now closes smoothly with no hint of binding. I just need to remind myself to do this every few months instead of once a year... or use something thicker than WD-40/Kroil. Lee > I've currently got what I think are GT hawk hinges on my '53. They had > turquiose metallic paint when I bought them so I assume.... Seems to > me they were ~$15 each. Made sure they had tight rivets before buying. > The trunk shuts perfectly. > > Jeff I think the factory recommendation for hinges, latches, etc. is 20W motor oil. Speaking of which, I wonder where I can find a good old-style oil can outside of an antique store... been meaning to lube my distributor for a while now... nate > One thing to remind everyone of... grease those hinges. I went out the > other night and checked mine and they were dry and there was slight binding [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >>Jeff Signaturereplace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel Ace Hardware carries the thumb pump style and the "cathunk, cathunk" type. I picked up one last week just because I hadn't seen one outside of an antique store. I'd say you can probably get one at any local real hardware store. Lee >I think the factory recommendation for hinges, latches, etc. is 20W motor >oil. Speaking of which, I wonder where I can find a good old-style oil can [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> >>>Jeff Nate (and others) - The inner trunk panel is NOT the same for all years of C/K models. It follows the same contour, which is what you may be implying, but it is not the same stamping. For example, early inner panels have large rectangular openings and later panels have rounded openings. I always thought that they should have changed the inner panel for '56 to give them an advertising benefit of increased trunk space. |
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