suicide hood

devilbunny13 · 09-11-2009, 10:41 PM

not sure if right place for thread but i was just wondering if anyone has tried to suicide hood on explorer...i have 02 x sport and seering if anyone has how to....thanx...

Iriamer merc · 06-08-2010, 04:29 AM

not a explorer my old blazer i did

RangerDanger619 · 08-03-2011, 04:25 PM

Haven't tried it but I have heard some pretty decent reviews from Aeroskin. Any one else have experience with these guys?

**IZwack** · 08-03-2011, 05:04 PM

whoa whoa whoa, isnt the stock configuration technically a "suicide" hood since you're SOL if it opens on the highway? So having said that, a "reverse" hood would be a "safety" hood since the air would keep it from opening all the way - and there's nothing "suicide" about the system.

*College Student* · 11-14-2011, 08:32 PM

has anyone ended up doing this, i wanna make mine like a mack truck and have the entire dog house open but i'll settle with just the hood and go corvette style

*MidnightRebel07* · 02-26-2012, 09:14 PM

This is my old 1987 GMC Sonoma that was totally custom. I used a hood hinge from a 1988 Buick LeSabre, modified it alittle but it was pretty easy. The hardest part was lining the hood back up because I did the suicide conversion after we did the flames.

You said you want to do a full tilt frontend. I know I've seen a couple Explorer's and Ranger's on here with a tilt frontend and just the suicide hood. I would do a google search with the titles "Explorer tilt frontend", "Ranger tilt frontend", Explorer suicide hood", Ranger suicide hood". There's thousand's of truck's out there with these mod's done.

*College Student* · 02-26-2012, 09:21 PM

how did you modify the lesabre hood and get it to work without destroying the hood with bolt holes

*corkey* · 02-26-2012, 09:26 PM

*College Student* · 02-26-2012, 09:31 PM

can you leave the original latches in place and just use new hinges or do you need to have the entire assembly, what all is involved in taking on this mod

*MidnightRebel07* · 02-26-2012, 09:36 PM

I had to knotch out 2 3/4" out of the center of the crossbar, I slid a 18" long piece of 7/16" thread all bar inside the crossbar for extra support and welded it back together.

I used a cutting wheel to slice a hole on the inside of the mounting section to access the bolts and nuts and bolt the hood to the hinge.

Corkey is that on a Malibu or what car is that?, can't tell from the picture.

*MidnightRebel07* · 02-26-2012, 09:40 PM

You just need the hinge, I got mine from a junkyard car for $30. On the Sonoma/ S-10 you cut the factory hinges about half way down and use the half that's still bolted to the hood to slde down into the channel and locks the backside of the hood down.

*College Student* · 02-26-2012, 09:45 PM

the more i read and look at all kinds of threads on this the more i get confused, so will almost any hinge work. Like if i unbolted the ones off of my own car then re secured them from the front to the back and put them on backwards (passenger to driver and vise versa) then the hinge would open up and yet it will still be as strong???

*MidnightRebel07* · 02-26-2012, 09:51 PM

This was the build thread from the S-10 site I used.

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f199/1...w-pics-145615/

I know there's build thread's on the Ranger foorums and on here.

*corkey* · 02-26-2012, 09:53 PM

it's an old Plymouth i think,
i googled it,,

09-11-2009, 10:41 PM	#1
devilbunny13 Wannabe Elite Explorer san antonio texas 02 ford explorer sport Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	suicide hood not sure if right place for thread but i was just wondering if anyone has tried to suicide hood on explorer...i have 02 x sport and seering if anyone has how to....thanx...

08-03-2011, 04:25 PM	#3
RangerDanger619 Wannabe Elite Explorer 83 Ranger Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3 Vehicle Specs	Haven't tried it but I have heard some pretty decent reviews from Aeroskin. Any one else have experience with these guys? __________________ 04 V-6. BF Goodrich 33x12.5x15 Mud Terrains. Milemarker E12000 Winch. PM if you are selling your American Racing 15 x 10 Aluminum Outlsw II's or other ford ranger accessories.

08-03-2011, 05:04 PM	#4
IZwack Germantown, MD Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 22,390 Vehicle Specs	whoa whoa whoa, isnt the stock configuration technically a "suicide" hood since you're SOL if it opens on the highway? So having said that, a "reverse" hood would be a "safety" hood since the air would keep it from opening all the way - and there's nothing "suicide" about the system. __________________ »»»»»...how'd the moon get there, how'd the moon get there?

11-14-2011, 08:32 PM	#5
College Student Elite Explorer Indinapolis, IN '03 EB Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,189 Vehicle Specs	has anyone ended up doing this, i wanna make mine like a mack truck and have the entire dog house open but i'll settle with just the hood and go corvette style __________________ Mods: 265/70/17 ; Tow Hooks; Telescoping Steering Wheel; Kenwood DDX616; Class III/IV Hitch

02-26-2012, 09:14 PM	#6
MidnightRebel07 Elite Explorer Pittsburgh, Pa. 2003 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,816 Vehicle Specs	This is my old 1987 GMC Sonoma that was totally custom. I used a hood hinge from a 1988 Buick LeSabre, modified it alittle but it was pretty easy. The hardest part was lining the hood back up because I did the suicide conversion after we did the flames. You said you want to do a full tilt frontend. I know I've seen a couple Explorer's and Ranger's on here with a tilt frontend and just the suicide hood. I would do a google search with the titles "Explorer tilt frontend", "Ranger tilt frontend", Explorer suicide hood", Ranger suicide hood". There's thousand's of truck's out there with these mod's done. __________________ "If you're gonna be a bear, Be A Grizzly" 1.75" TT, WP shackles, 3" BL, 33x12.5x15 DuraTrac's, 15x8 Cragar's, RT Y-pipe, RT High Flow Cat, MagnaFlow 2.5" in/ dual 2.5" out, 2.5" dual pipes, LiveWires, K&N air filter, Uniden C.B., Pioneer H.U., MTX sub, Gen2 Ex dash bezel swap, Amber l.e.d. clearence lights, Custom Built Swing Out Tire Carrier and bumper (my build),custom Winch bumper w/ 12k lb. winch, A.R.E. Cap

06-08-2010, 04:29 AM	#2
Iriamer merc Wannabe Elite Explorer Fort Riley KS 2000 Mountineer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 54 Vehicle Specs	not a explorer my old blazer i did

02-26-2012, 09:21 PM	#7
College Student Elite Explorer Indinapolis, IN '03 EB Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,189 Vehicle Specs	how did you modify the lesabre hood and get it to work without destroying the hood with bolt holes __________________ Mods: 265/70/17 ; Tow Hooks; Telescoping Steering Wheel; Kenwood DDX616; Class III/IV Hitch

02-26-2012, 09:26 PM	#8
corkey Elite Canuck, Eh ?? In the Great White North where winter never seems to end ,Ontario,, still ice fishing,, 96xl,99xls,old Rangers Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,442 Vehicle Specs	__________________ Log Roller,, Fox Coilovers 35's and others, , Truck of the month Ranger Of Danger,,,project truck, also look for Blues Traveller Elite registry, ,

02-26-2012, 09:31 PM	#9
College Student Elite Explorer Indinapolis, IN '03 EB Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,189 Vehicle Specs	can you leave the original latches in place and just use new hinges or do you need to have the entire assembly, what all is involved in taking on this mod __________________ Mods: 265/70/17 ; Tow Hooks; Telescoping Steering Wheel; Kenwood DDX616; Class III/IV Hitch

02-26-2012, 09:36 PM	#10
MidnightRebel07 Elite Explorer Pittsburgh, Pa. 2003 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,816 Vehicle Specs	I had to knotch out 2 3/4" out of the center of the crossbar, I slid a 18" long piece of 7/16" thread all bar inside the crossbar for extra support and welded it back together. I used a cutting wheel to slice a hole on the inside of the mounting section to access the bolts and nuts and bolt the hood to the hinge. Corkey is that on a Malibu or what car is that?, can't tell from the picture. __________________ "If you're gonna be a bear, Be A Grizzly" 1.75" TT, WP shackles, 3" BL, 33x12.5x15 DuraTrac's, 15x8 Cragar's, RT Y-pipe, RT High Flow Cat, MagnaFlow 2.5" in/ dual 2.5" out, 2.5" dual pipes, LiveWires, K&N air filter, Uniden C.B., Pioneer H.U., MTX sub, Gen2 Ex dash bezel swap, Amber l.e.d. clearence lights, Custom Built Swing Out Tire Carrier and bumper (my build),custom Winch bumper w/ 12k lb. winch, A.R.E. Cap

02-26-2012, 09:40 PM	#11
MidnightRebel07 Elite Explorer Pittsburgh, Pa. 2003 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,816 Vehicle Specs	You just need the hinge, I got mine from a junkyard car for $30. On the Sonoma/ S-10 you cut the factory hinges about half way down and use the half that's still bolted to the hood to slde down into the channel and locks the backside of the hood down. __________________ "If you're gonna be a bear, Be A Grizzly" 1.75" TT, WP shackles, 3" BL, 33x12.5x15 DuraTrac's, 15x8 Cragar's, RT Y-pipe, RT High Flow Cat, MagnaFlow 2.5" in/ dual 2.5" out, 2.5" dual pipes, LiveWires, K&N air filter, Uniden C.B., Pioneer H.U., MTX sub, Gen2 Ex dash bezel swap, Amber l.e.d. clearence lights, Custom Built Swing Out Tire Carrier and bumper (my build),custom Winch bumper w/ 12k lb. winch, A.R.E. Cap

02-26-2012, 09:45 PM	#12
College Student Elite Explorer Indinapolis, IN '03 EB Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,189 Vehicle Specs	the more i read and look at all kinds of threads on this the more i get confused, so will almost any hinge work. Like if i unbolted the ones off of my own car then re secured them from the front to the back and put them on backwards (passenger to driver and vise versa) then the hinge would open up and yet it will still be as strong??? __________________ Mods: 265/70/17 ; Tow Hooks; Telescoping Steering Wheel; Kenwood DDX616; Class III/IV Hitch

02-26-2012, 09:51 PM	#13
MidnightRebel07 Elite Explorer Pittsburgh, Pa. 2003 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,816 Vehicle Specs	This was the build thread from the S-10 site I used. http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f199/1...w-pics-145615/ I know there's build thread's on the Ranger foorums and on here. __________________ "If you're gonna be a bear, Be A Grizzly" 1.75" TT, WP shackles, 3" BL, 33x12.5x15 DuraTrac's, 15x8 Cragar's, RT Y-pipe, RT High Flow Cat, MagnaFlow 2.5" in/ dual 2.5" out, 2.5" dual pipes, LiveWires, K&N air filter, Uniden C.B., Pioneer H.U., MTX sub, Gen2 Ex dash bezel swap, Amber l.e.d. clearence lights, Custom Built Swing Out Tire Carrier and bumper (my build),custom Winch bumper w/ 12k lb. winch, A.R.E. Cap

02-26-2012, 09:53 PM	#14
corkey Elite Canuck, Eh ?? In the Great White North where winter never seems to end ,Ontario,, still ice fishing,, 96xl,99xls,old Rangers Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,442 Vehicle Specs	it's an old Plymouth i think, i googled it,, __________________ Log Roller,, Fox Coilovers 35's and others, , Truck of the month Ranger Of Danger,,,project truck, also look for Blues Traveller Elite registry, ,