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How sturdy are the following types of hinges: clip & bar, Technic (friction) pins, click hinges, ball & socket?

For context, I'm designing a MOC/MOD based on NKubate's 10248 Ferrari F40 length mod. The way I've built so far leaves the front and rear sections unable to be hinged in a simple way like the original model. Hence, my solution uses double linkages, to make a "virtual" hinge point. Included below are images of the linkages in both closed and opened positions. Red (clips), blue (click/locking + pin), and yellow (ball socket + pin) are for the rear section. Green (pins) and orange (clips) are for the front section.

Red, blue, and yellow: [blue's locking hinges are in click, 22.5° & 90°]
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Green and orange:
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All of the above come in pairs. The click hinges are likely too stiff to use, though. Both front and rear sections are opened through a sort of dance, lifting and tilting at the same time. Also, the rear section has a stick to help prop it up, similar to the original model, which hopefully can add stability. Thinking about it a bit more, I probably could make some space in the rear section to have the hinge be 3-wide and allow some form of Technic beams and pins to fit.

While all of this is virtual/digital, and I don't intend to physically build it anytime soon, it would still be nice to know if my design is a sound build. Thoughts appreciated.

Hmm, looks very much like a zero or no overlay cabinet door hinge, that I use at work. Will be very interesting to see where this goes, good luck.

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