One of the things that bothered me most on my truck was the hood- When it was closed, it was WAY off on the back along the cowl, as you can see in this pic-



I played with it a lot, but the hinges were already all the way down... My hinges are a little worn out, and I figured I'd either just have to live with it, or replace the hinges. I greased them up, as someone suggested, and that did help a little, but not that much.

I did a little research, and found several places, including this forum, where people recommended shimming the front bolt on the hinge with a couple of washers. I couldn't figure out HOW in the world it would work, if it did, but I decided to give it a shot. And- It worked-



No, it's not perfect- But it's a lot better than it was, and good enough for me! It no longer really stands out like it did before, closes much better, and rattles less. The hinges are a bit weak, but it looks like I'll be able to go a while longer now before I have to replace them!

A great trick- Hopefully it'll help someone else, too... My wife even said it doesn't look like it was in an accident any more

-Andrew

 

Wow big difference. Good deal

 

Nice! That always drove me crazy on my 63, good to know what to do when I pick up another slick...

 

wow looks good gotta do that on mine. wanna post pics of the shimming?

 

There isn't all that much to take photos of- But here it is-



The shim is under the front bolt- I used a couple of washers... The blue is masking tape- I taped 'em together so I could slip them in there and get the bolt in. Worked well!

-Andrew

 

cool....gotta love a simple fix like that

 

There is also another trick...these Ford hood hinges lack vertical adjustment, so by grinding a bit off of the
bottom of the hinge bracket, where it meets the cowl, you can gain the vertical adjustment you need.

 

Simple fix AND the wife likes it. Doesn't get any better than that.

 

That was going to be next- If this didn't work... I figured I'd try the easiest first, then move on to the grinder...

 

Thank yall for the tips. I just came in from this same senario ,the hood in the same crappy position. Will shim tomorrow Thank ya'll

 

Nice tech article in the making; thanks for the trick. looks great. Love the wreck comment. lol

 

Couldn't believe it, put 2 nuts under the front hingeplates, hood closed perfect, I mean factory perfect, still can't believe it