Hood Alignment
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Hood Alignment
Any suggestions for getting the hood lined up properly without a co-pilot? It looks close, but as the passenger side goes up towards the cab, it sticks up above the fender line a little.
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If there are new parts involved, it may be different curvature. I replaced the DS front fender, and wound up building up the fender with all-metal to get good alignment. Make sure that hinges and springs are attached and tight because the hood will flex. HF sells a whole box of body shims for around $5.
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If there are new parts involved, it may be different curvature. I replaced the DS front fender, and wound up building up the fender with all-metal to get good alignment. Make sure that hinges and springs are attached and tight because the hood will flex. HF sells a whole box of body shims for around $5.
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You can see its tilting up towards the drivers side. Makes it so the hinge doesn't want to sit flat against the hood.
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There's one on the hinge for the hood, the hinge is bolted to the body. Sort of a moot point anyway
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