Nice model!
Did you build this from scratch? Does it have suspension and frame components?
Hinmaton
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Can't speak for Digger, but for me the process is the same whether I'm shaving cardboard (I prefer manila file folders) or shaving electrons in CAD, it is an iterative solve in both cases.;DLooking good! I'm always impressed when people can design things in CAD and get them to work. For me it's always making cardboard templates and "fine adjust" them with a grinder. So basically the opposite of what you do. HAHAHA
Can't speak for Digger, but for me the process is the same whether I'm shaving cardboard (I prefer manila file folders) or shaving electrons in CAD, it is an iterative solve in both cases.;D
I feel kind of stupid giving you a suggestion (mainly because this thread is so impressive) but concerning the hood latch, why not just use hood pins?
I'm always open to ideas and haven't ruled out hood pins yet. The two reasons I'm avoiding them are: I don't like holes in the hood and I want to have a standard safety catch if possible.
Same with me. I'm totally all for swapping and entire drivetrain of a vehicle and complete suspension redesign but I don't like putting holes in the hood. I want my Bronco to only look slightly modified to a person that isn't a Bronco historian. I still have no idea what I'm going to do with my hood latch situation.
I actually even traded straight up a near perfect cowl hood for an original stock hood.
I agree. I hate cutting holes in my Bronco and in general, I prefer the stock look. But if I was going to add hood pins, I'd get the Quik-Latch ones. Certainly more expensive, but a nice clean look.
https://www.quik-latch.com/QL-50-Series-Completed-Installations.html
When I mounted my intercooler I also had to lose my latch. I also had concerns with the quik-latch and no secondary latch but I have put 50,000 miles on mine on road and off road and I have never had one unlatch. Getting them aligned is a pain and they put a dent in the credit card. I like the clean look and you can tell if they are latched just by looking at them.
I went through your build thread. Very nice! Your intercooler position and issues are similar to mine.