06-28-2009, 08:47 PM
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Hood, weird?
Hinges:
BTW it's not a stock hood, i think it's 86? 84? Trans am, on my 89 base.
HELP HELP HELP. how do i fix this?!
Ok i will post two posts, cause i can only do 5pics at a time.
06-28-2009, 08:47 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
06-28-2009, 09:00 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
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Originally Posted by
Nick White
that is the bulge hood that was on 82-84 trans ams and 85-90 formulas
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06-28-2009, 09:20 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
06-28-2009, 09:42 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
is there anymore adjustment at the mounting bolts?
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06-28-2009, 10:04 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
What do you mean?
Front, back?
06-28-2009, 10:12 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
My hood does that too, not as bad as that though. And if I push it down it'll lok normal and stay that way.
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06-28-2009, 10:15 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
When i push it down it comes right back up. sucks.
06-28-2009, 10:21 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
Right behind where the hinges mount on the body, there are the screw up/down cushions, that could be holding the hood up.
Or....
Is the hood fiberglass? If so, the struts for steel hoods are typically too strong & will push a hood up like that.
OR.....
Again if it is fiberglass, the vertical edges could be too tall & need trimming, to allow it to sit lower.
Of the 3, my $ is on the first possible cause I mentioned.
06-28-2009, 10:23 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
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K-slice My hood does that too, not as bad as that though. And if I push it down it'll lok normal and stay that way.
If yours stays down after pushing on it, my $ is on the struts.
06-28-2009, 10:24 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
first take all the mounting brackets off and see if it fits without the hardware. if it does then its just a matter of moving brackets. if it doesn't then you are in bad shape and may have to change the hood sheet metal.
06-28-2009, 10:46 PM
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Re: Hood, weird?
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
Thanks Stephen! That was the problem.
Thank you everyone else for the help anyway!
Last edited by Nick White; 06-28-2009 at 11:13 PM .
06-29-2009, 12:29 AM
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Re: Hood, weird?
it still does not look like it fits even.
better but not even. is it the angle of the pic?
06-29-2009, 12:49 AM
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Re: Hood, weird?
Nah, it's just better. It's not 100%, but the bolts all the way down, is there anything else i can do to bring it down?
06-29-2009, 12:51 AM
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Re: Hood, weird?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Nick White Thanks Stephen! That was the problem.
Thank you everyone else for the help anyway!
Still up a bit, huh?
Take the adjusters all the way out. Maybe they are simply too thick for that hood? If so, you can live without them, or try to find thinner ones.
06-29-2009, 01:34 AM
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Re: Hood, weird?
I'll try that when I get home.
It's not fiberglass, I wish it was.
If it still doesn't go all the way down, is there another way to lower it?
06-29-2009, 01:34 AM
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