E30 Hood Opening Live On

[JasonC]

changing the dizzy is a pain in the ass only if you don't take the radiator out, which sucks because most of the time id rather be lazy and not bother pulling the radiator

Dizzy? Are we in England working under the bonnet and leaning over the wings now lol.

[Holland]

I beg to differ.
1969 stingray corvette hood is a clamshell design.
Google it dood.
:D

Sarcasm meter is totally broken dood.

[george graves]

e21's have a better hood than e30s. It goes down to the body line.

[lolcantturn]

yeah well compton has the best hood of all

[Holland]

e21's have a better hood than e30s. It goes down to the body line.

Love me a euro E21.

[SubDad]

The hood's not fully open in that first picture. The metal part is open but that plastic cover must have come un-glued and is still resting on the engine. Somebody should throw it away so we can see the engine.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Dizzy? Are we in England working under the bonnet and leaning over the wings now lol.

someone said England

[SpecM]

lots of cars have clamshell hoods. Corvettes 63+, old Jags/MGs/Triumphs/80s GM sedans (Buick/Olds)

the argument that they are safer is BS. how many rear-hinged hood latches have you seen fly open? really?

[ELVA164]

lots of cars have clamshell hoods. Corvettes 63+, old Jags/MGs/Triumphs/80s GM sedans (Buick/Olds)

the argument that they are safer is BS. how many rear-hinged hood latches have you seen fly open? really?

Do we need a body count before proper hood-opening attitudes can be adopted in today's careless society?

[george graves]

how many rear-hinged hood latches have you seen fly open? really?

It happens in ever '80s action movie. Duh.

[bmw325csi]

sarcasm meter is totally broken dood.

lol

[defaultName]

how many rear-hinged hood latches have you seen fly open? Really?

1.

[nando]

the argument that they are safer is BS. how many rear-hinged hood latches have you seen fly open? really?

actually, I know several people this has happened to at freeway speeds.

and even if you don't think they are safer, they're still cooler. :p

I drove a parts E30 10 miles to a shop to part it out, and the hood latch was rusted to hell. Took me about an hour to get the hood open, and when I did I didn't want to close it again. Drove it with the hood popped, got some pretty funny stares while I was on the freeway!

[McGyver]

i have a question? the clamshell hoods are really cool but is there any practical purpose for them, I've heard that they are supposed to be safer if your hood latch breaks on the freeway, I've also heard that they are supposed to make the car easier too work on, do any of these ideas hold water?

well a lot of volvos have a rear hinged hood, but the shocks are retardedly long so the hood can sit basically straight up. It makes it super easy to get in there, but doesnt help with the fact that everything about working on a volvo sucks.

[nick526]

The front hinged hood makes the e30s easy to spot at the jy. Other than that, meh...

90s era Hondas have a good hood design, the hood can lay all the way back against the windshield.