Hood Hinges Again

[Michelle]

I remember this being discussed here in the past but I seem to be having trouble finding the thread again. With my hood hinges adjusted all the way down the back of my hood still rises just a little above my cowl. I seem to remember that if you placed a washer between the hood and the hood hinge at the rear bolt hole it would cure the problem, is that correct? I will be putting my hood back on tonight or tomorrow and would like to have it align up perfectly this time.

[65styleside]

The washers go between the front hinge hole and hood. Mine hood was up about 3/8", I taped three washers together and it pulled it down perfectly.

[Michelle]

Thanks, I knew it was either the front of the rear, Just could not remember for sure which. For some reason I was thinking rear, glad you let me know it was the front bolt, you saved me some time and the frustration of trying the rear first.

[ICEMAN6166]

better than the washers are the u shaped body shims with the tabs on the ends, then you do not need to take the bolt all the way out

[TxStang2010]

take a good look at where the hinge bolts to the hood , the front of the hood support may be crushed in where the front hood bolt goes . Just about all of them I have seen with this issue had some degree of the brace being crushed at the front bolt on the hood . The washers work but a permanent fix would be to repair where the hinge bolts to the hood .

[Michelle]

The hood looked good. I had the hood already off and this afternoon we put it back on. A washer under the front bolts did the trick. It now fits perfect as it should.