71 Demon

[eschroeder1]

Restoring a 71 Demon 340 and had a couple of questions for the experts.

(1) Adding a set of original remote bullet mirrors. Where do I drill the hole in the driver's side door to mount the adjuster lever and how do I route the cables inside the door to avoid having it interfere with the window operation?

(2) Are the hood hinges supposed to have a lot of play in them. I can wiggle them from side to side from 4-6 inches?

Thanks,

Eric

 

[70DartSedan]

Not an expert on A-Bodies (yet) lol but I think that hood hinges should be pretty tight. Elaborat on what you said, I'm not entirely sure what you mean

 

[Mr Hemi]

Yes the hinges flop without the hood bolted on. The mirror cable is routed and held down with a clip so it won't get bitched in the window track

 

[cudamark]

Yes the hinges flop without the hood bolted on. The mirror cable is routed and held down with a clip so it won't get bitched in the window track

Yup, with the hood off, the hinges will move right/left a lot but shouldn't move up and down more than a fraction or the holes in the hinge or pins on the car are worn. The correct LH mirror should have a long cable the get routed around the front edge of the glass and is held in place with cable clips so it doesn't get tangled or pinched.