off set hinge

[mikefree]

Hey. The hinge I came up with ( Ive been gathering parts for awhile and didnt read enough) has a weird offset. I see allot of the hinges online are the same level so the roof and the hatch are inline. any advice would be appreciated.

[dales133]

Fold the part in your hand down and it should solve the offset

[grant whipp]

Dale is right in that you need to rotate that part in your hand 90º downward, but you still have the offset galley lid hinge. If you want the 0-offset, you'll need to exchange the one you have (assuming that whoever you got your's from carries the 0-offset version), otherwise you'll have to purchase it from myself or Vintage Technologies and try to sell this one. You can, however, get back to the 0-offset by placing a 1/4" aluminum bar-stock shim under the horizontal flange of the hatch side piece ... that'll get rid of the offset, but you'll still have the 3/8" higher "crown" ...

Let me know if I can be of further assistance ... happy to help any way I can! Good Luck, and ...

CHEERS!

[mikefree]

I borrowed that picture of the net but it looks pretty much like that. I got the hinge off an old truck cap that was scrapped. Don't think I can trade it in
Thanks for the info guys. Ill shim it up. Grant i will be after you at some point to buy trim but I'm a ways off that.
Thanks again.