Hood and Fender Alignment
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Scanman88GT
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Hood and Fender Alignment
I've been having some issues with the drivers side of my hood not being aligned with the top of the left fender.
The hood is flush to the fender between the hinge and the windshield, and also down by the front edge of the hood. The problem I'm having is in the area between. The hood seems to stick above the fender line.
I put the palm of my hand on it and leaned down on it to see if I could get it to be flush with the fender. Guess I leaned a little too hard and dented it in slightly. The top of the fender has the rubber pieces in the right places, is not full of dirt, and the vertical lip is pretty straight from the front of the fender to the back. The car's never been hit in the front.
What could be causing the hood to buckle up like this? The passenger side is fine in this area. It almost looks like one of the spotwelds between the outer hood skin and the formed support panel underneath is maybe letting go...anyone here ever experience this before or know how to fix it?
Thanks,
Scanman88GT
The hood is flush to the fender between the hinge and the windshield, and also down by the front edge of the hood. The problem I'm having is in the area between. The hood seems to stick above the fender line.
I put the palm of my hand on it and leaned down on it to see if I could get it to be flush with the fender. Guess I leaned a little too hard and dented it in slightly. The top of the fender has the rubber pieces in the right places, is not full of dirt, and the vertical lip is pretty straight from the front of the fender to the back. The car's never been hit in the front.
What could be causing the hood to buckle up like this? The passenger side is fine in this area. It almost looks like one of the spotwelds between the outer hood skin and the formed support panel underneath is maybe letting go...anyone here ever experience this before or know how to fix it?
Thanks,
Scanman88GT
Hood and Fender Alignment
Is your hood prop across the front or up the fender one of those half props? I've heard of those buckleing the hoods. my 88 had one of the small ones so when I bought my new hood I changed it out.
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Scanman88GT
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Hood and Fender Alignment
My hood prop is one of those shorter ones that runs parallel with the fender on the drivers side.
Hood and Fender Alignment
Could have buckled the hood. I noticed on mine when I had the short prop, when it was open the front pass corner just sagged. Thats alot of weight to support at that point. I' got a support from an 89 and mounted it in the front of mine. No problems since