docjim Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 after all this trouble, I'm thinking I'll just install some hood pins instead of the latch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 after all this trouble, I'm thinking I'll just install some hood pins instead of the latch. What about the gap between the hood and the cowl? Will the gap still be there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docjim Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Right now, I'm seriously considering hood pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docjim Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Success!!!! Well, at least mostly. The hood looks much better than it did before--still not concours perfect, but acceptable. here's what I did: 1. Removed the latch mechanism and installed hood pins where the hood bumpers on the firewall were. 2. closed the hood and loosened all the hinge bolts. pushed down as hard as I could while tightening the bolts. This is definitely a 2 person job, but I had to do it by myself. that was a struggle. 3. loosened the bolts holding the hood to the hinge. pushed down and back as hard as I could while tightening those bolts. now all I have to do is fine tune the hinge pins to get the rear of the hood perfectly even with the fenders. Thanks for all the helpful advice. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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