Wondering what happens if your hood flips-open @ 60mph?

Gypsy62 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:48 pm

I'm laughing, but through a mist only because three days ago my exhaust guy warned me (en Espanol) "You should be careful; that bungee isn't strong enough to keep your hood down!" And I planned to restore the original setup...
But first, I just HAD to confirm that my new turbo could do 30-60 in <3 seconds:

Cute Dimples!

Tweeked mounting-brackets, but wrenchable:

Hydraulic-piston ends snapped-off! $45/pair new...

Let's not forget to restore that right-side ground!

The fun never ends...
- Windshield survived; the wiper-arms absorb the flex without damage.
- Hood Closes/locks normally, post-stupidity.

Highly entertaining for the traffic behind me who watched me punch-it only to have my hood flip-up! I deserved each and every single-digit salute (kidding; Mexicans are polite).

Actually, given that I plan to (eventually) route my snorkel through the Right-Rear hood, not a catastrophe.

Besides, it's a JEEP !!!
Mine craved more damage...

And now you know what gets destroyed if your Libby's hood flips-up at 60mph. You're Welcome :oops:

Aloha

WWDiesel · **Posted:** Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:33 am

You are real lucky you did not bust the windshield. :shock:

iakj11 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:44 pm

So what we all really need to know is did it make 30-60 in less than 3 seconds? :POPCORN:

WolverineFW · **Posted:** Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:36 pm

iakj11 wrote:

So what we all really need to know is did it make 30-60 in less than 3 seconds? :POPCORN:

Sounds like the hood did......he may have to confirm the rest of the vehicle. Lol

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Gypsy62 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:28 pm

Yup, under 3 seconds!!!
However, 60-0 was FAR more entertaining!

Fortunately, I was on 2+2 lane divided road and had my window already rolled-down to switch to IFR from VFR.
Again, I had blazed-ahead of traffic so I had a bit of a buffer to orient myself and pull-over. But no shoulder (the norm in Mexico) so parked in the right lane for the <30 seconds required to hop out, pull my belt off as a temp hood-strap, and sulk away...

Given how hard the drivers behind me were laughing it's amazing there wasn't a major pile-up :SOMBRERO:

One lesson: when open, the (new) 1-din pioneer 3500avh flip-screen obstructs access to the hazard button, so that was another fun mid-air challenge.

Stupid is as stupid does. Nobody got hurt = no big.
The corners of the now-custom hood look like Spock's eyebrows. Very expensive mod due to royalties @ Desilu:

I quick-sprayed a few coats of primer & paint to protect the recently-naked steel. Actually, the off-the-shelf green from Azone is a tolerably close match to the stock jeep-green, PN#BTY1597. By "tolerable" I mean better than nothing...

turblediesel · **Posted:** Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:46 pm

Don't feel like the lone ranger. I forgot the side latches on my CJ7 and it jiggled past the safety catch; same with my '78 Ford pickup which was fine for the long drive to work, but not back. Also did it once with an old-school Fiat 500.

Now I leave hoods all the way open or all the way latched. I'm less blond now that I've gone bald.

foxmiles · **Posted:** Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:00 pm

Aww man! I'm glad no one was hurt! It's never happened to me but did to a guy I know, 65mph+ down the interstate. Destroyed his windshield dented the roof (was a little car with a big hood).

Wondering what happens if your hood flips-open @ 60mph?

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