Dually Hauler from Dallas

[HotWheelsBurban]

I wonder if @Wildblue19 could print these with the trucks?

https://www.gmt400.com/threads/custom-dash-accessories-3d-printed.51393/

Yeah I was wondering that too! Or could he make one with a Burb looking vehicle?

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Whether it’s some metal fastener or maybe a split tab

Maybe a rivet?

 

[Caman96]

Maybe a rivet?

It’s so hard to see in there. I’ve taken pictures and tried to zoom in but still can’t make it out. Was hoping maybe someone had done this and knew. To df2x4’s idea, that would be cool, but you’d still have to install on another.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

I wonder if @Wildblue19 could print these with the trucks?

That'd be cool, remember there was a split somewhere between older and newer GMT400s. Older ones like my 88 pulled straight back instead of hinged like yours. Maybe 88 = 91?

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

That'd be cool, remember there was a split somewhere between older and newer GMT400s. Older ones like my 88 pulled straight back instead of hinged like yours. Maybe 88 = 91?

Do the earlier style hood release handles hold up any better than the later models? The 95 up is a dumb design, needs to be anchored better to the body to handle the cable and spring tension....

 

[df2x4]

That'd be cool, remember there was a split somewhere between older and newer GMT400s. Older ones like my 88 pulled straight back instead of hinged like yours. Maybe 88 = 91?

A quick LMC search seems to indicate that everything up to '94 was the straight-pull design, and the '95+ were hinged.

https://www.lmctruck.com/1988-98-chevy-gmc/cd-1988-98-hood-components

 

[modernbeat]

I've torn a couple of these apart.

It looks like the pivot pin that the handle rides on is a tube that is part of the backing bracket.
There is a shallow notch in the top of the tube for the spring to stick through.
The end of the tube is that textured cap that is inserted into the tube. The inserted part has a small hole to accept the end of the spring. I've carefully cut one apart to see if I could separate the cap and the tube and I couldn't do it. It looks like the cap is fused to the tube somehow. Maybe glue. Maybe plastic welding.

I was trying to dissect two or three assemblies so I had a good handle, a good backing plate and tube and a good cap. Then I could just assemble the parts instead of reinforcing and epoxying up the one I have.

 

[modernbeat]

I’ve got a new “car” handle on now, but I do have original handle that needs to be repaired. I’m wondering if the handle can be removed from fixture and then swapped onto a new one. I can’t figure out what this is inside. Whether it’s some metal fastener or maybe a split tab.

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It's a split tab. Sort of like a split rivet. But when I peeled away the tube from the end cap I could expose the ends of the tabs, but the tube held on like it was glued.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

It's a split tab. Sort of like a split rivet. But when I peeled away the tube from the end cap I could expose the ends of the tabs, but the tube held on like it was glued.

I've been trying to come up with a metal reinforcement for the housing, to try to give it a bit more support. Just cause they're cheap, doesn't mean I wanna replace it every six months....
The one on the Burb has been out of commission for a while. It's just the cable and sheathing, sticking out of the kick panel.... I have a new assembly, and metal to make the reinforcement from, but just haven't gotten to it yet. Too many other projects in line ahead of this one....
I got them to hold up a little longer, by drilling another hole and putting another sheet metal screw in, to distribute the spring tension somewhat. It's a bad design....

 

[TechNova]

It's frustrating that manufacturers powder-coat over bare steel without first electroplating it. Moisture will penetrate the powder coating and just rust away behind it untill it all comes peeling off. I had mine sandblasted and zinc coated before repainting it and it still looks like new many years later.

plating not required before powder if the metal is prepped correctly. Moisture is not going to penetrate powder.
It's easy to see there is a lack of metal prep on OEM powder coated parts.