Resurrected J wrote:well the hingebolts that go into the car itself need to be whacked down and it'll sit flush, and then adjust it to get gaps better.
This quote is from a different thread, but what exactly is meant buy this....My evo hood is not flush. the gap is good, but it sits high on the fenders.....anyone know of anything to take the unflushness away???
you can add some washers under the fender to raise it up a tad. i have no clue what hes talking about for the hinge bolt being whacked down
I think the quote means knocking the bolts that hold the hood hinge down further which isn't a good way to go about it.
Try adjusting the hood latch...
the hood latch is all the way down the front. eh....1/3 of the hood is good, then it starts to raise above the fender..... unless there is somethings that can be done with the hinges, i think im screwed...
its aftermarket, its gonna fit like crap.
im just gonna pin the front ( so it doesnt flap) and call it good i think
Vincent Morris wrote:its aftermarket, its gonna fit like crap.
x2. My hood is the same way. I may play with adding washers under the fenders to bring them up to match. May or may not work.
but adding washers will move ur WHOLE fender....and then ur fender wont line up onthe door...lol
ok here i'll enlighten ya there evo- when i was fitting my ss hood. the dr side was higher by roughtly 1/2" and looked like hell. basically put the bolts in (w/ hinge) take a hammer give them a little love tap. this will actually sink the bolts lower hence making the hood sit flush on that side. how ever it will make the pass front raise slightly 1/8"-1/4" depending on how much u lower the bolts.
now by adding washers under the fender like evo said this will cause ur fender to shift screwing up your door gaps.
yes there's gonna be countless people on the org saying ur doing it worng blah blah blah. this is more of an old skool technique taught to me by my father who has been fixing cars/totals for over 30 years. and wtf it works don't it
now i hope i did a good job of addressing how to go about this. do u understand what i mean? or did i just ramble horribly lol
and in addition. it can take hours to make gaps fit and look correct on a car. i spent almost a whole day just fitting my front end. not including body work and so on
Resurrected J wrote:ok here i'll enlighten ya there evo- when i was fitting my ss hood. the dr side was higher by roughtly 1/2" and looked like hell. basically put the bolts in (w/ hinge) take a hammer give them a little love tap. this will actually sink the bolts lower hence making the hood sit flush on that side. how ever it will make the pass front raise slightly 1/8"-1/4" depending on how much u lower the bolts.
put the polts in the mounting spots on the CAR?? that makes sense i guess...but wouldnt it jsut bend the sheetmetal (support strutcture) where the hood is mounted...
yup it will just bend that secton of the sheet metal. it won't be noticable b/c the hinge will cover it. and that part of the car is not a crucial part of the support structure of the car. that part of car is a mild crush zone and deflection of force
hmmmmm...and you have done this before?
yup did it on my car maybe 2 weeks ago. and check out my car domain. fits great
if you havent already....maybe take out the foamy things that sit on top of the fenders about mid hood?
been there done that....bump stops are all teh way down too
couldnt really tell much....u got before and afters?
oops my bad, it was the pass side on my car actually. sorry no angle shots from that side b/c of the way it was in the garage. but if your going to do it. be gentle and take your time. once u hit them down it's 100x's harder to bring them up correctly
well if i go down to far i can use washers inbetween the hood and hinge to correct it right?
yes u could, i just don't like shimming, lol
well if NEEDED shimming is good
yup won't really hurt anything
ill give this a god with some aduly supervision this weekend....lol im joking no supervision needed, but ill deff try it out...thanks ressurected
no prob man, good luck, and remember baby steps. whack test fit, whack test fit...... repeat untill pure sex.
glad i could help man
NICE NICE....ima use a 20 lbs slegde? think it will work...lol IM JOKING....ill use my rubber or cowhide mallet
