Fouled-up frame horns

Noses get hit. And then these frame horns bend. This makes locking your bonnet down a challenge if you have the conventional hinge arrangement, and it makes life even more challenging if you want a flip nose conversion. With the front flip kit, you need these horns to align such that your nose will hinge properly and also latch in the right place on the back and sides. If these are not parallel, your nose probably won’t have a soft landing.

We straighten many of these.

The car pictured here had mangled horns, so we cut them off and replaced them. Now, we have a great foundation for the flip nose work to follow!!!

After cutting off the bent horns, new ones are welded into place. Note the threaded rod run between the two frame horns; this is used to keep the horns level with each other and also helps to keep them straight while welding.

*After welding on the horns, welding on the radiator supports, and checking everything for level, a coat of black paint is applied, and the frame horns look better than they did from the factory!*

If you want your nose converted to flip-forward, call us, we’ll pick up your car and make it happen! Check out the video below for more information on frame horn replacement.

If your frame horns are mangled and need to be replaced, or if you are looking to install a front flip kit of your own, click on the photos below for more information on some of the parts you will need, or click here for our full catalog!