Hood Adjustment
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Hood Adjustment
I got the hood on josh's truck today and got in adjusted. I am working on the lower front fender adjustment now. But i bolted the grill in to get the fenders lined up and i noticed how much room there is between the grill and the leading edge of the hood. It this normal? I have good lines where the door meets the cab, where the fender meets the doors, and where the hood meets the cowl but where the hood meets the grill
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If you look at 20 trucks, you would notice all 20 are adjusted a little bit different.
That's one thing I never really paid much attention to until this last Spring when I started putting my truck back together. I am a little fortunate that there are several "dents" and some "bumps" in my neighborhood, so I take the dog for a walk and observe what their trucks look like. I know a couple trucks are bonestock and the alignment is comical from the driver side to passenger side.
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That's one thing I never really paid much attention to until this last Spring when I started putting my truck back together. I am a little fortunate that there are several "dents" and some "bumps" in my neighborhood, so I take the dog for a walk and observe what their trucks look like. I know a couple trucks are bonestock and the alignment is comical from the driver side to passenger side.
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Mine have all had about 3/8 to 1/2 inch between the grill and hood, it would always be a tight finger fit. One guy once said what a nice job I had done putting the truck back together because all the lines matched and that there wasn't one from the factory that lined up right, that was how he knew it was apart before I mentioned it. The hoods have always been fun to line up, espeacialy if you took the hinges of too. I did one in about 1/2 hour once and another to several attempts over a week before I got it the way I wanted it.
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espeacialy if you took the hinges of too
Any ideas are appreciated.
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Brad slide the hood to the front a little more and open the gap at the cowl about a 1/2". Order the cowl to hood seal and you won't even notice.
Poison you should be able to get that adjustment out of the hinge to inner fender mount.
Poison you should be able to get that adjustment out of the hinge to inner fender mount.
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Yeah. I was going to try to split the gap between the cowl and the grill. What a PITA putting this truck back together. There is so much adjustments on every bolt but not the way you need it. And it sucks , cuz i had every nut,bolt,bracket off and this is an entirly different cab to boot
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Yeah, I'd say 1/4 to 3/8 inch gap at the front in normal situations, just don't let it scrub the grill. Certainly move it forward! That hood is way outside of tolerance in relation to the fender! Is it from another truck? In your case, I'd say eyeball it. You're going to have to compromise. It definitely has to go forward, but how much is up to you guys. This will be one of those things that just won't be very easy to decide on.
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I also have the high hood at the cowl. I have to push it down, then it is fine. But i shouldnt have to close the hood then walk over to the back and push it down
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To bring the back of the hood down, you actually adjust the hood to open MORE. Seems counter- intuitive, but adjust the hinges to tilt the hood back (or open more) and when the hood closes it collapses more of the hinge bringing the back down more.
I still have to play with that on my truck, I hate adjusting hoods. Then doors... then tailgates... then...
Josh
I still have to play with that on my truck, I hate adjusting hoods. Then doors... then tailgates... then...
Josh
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I still have to play with that on my truck, I hate adjusting hoods. Then doors... then tailgates... then...
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Yes, adjusting these trucks is as big a PITA as they come. My truck is in boxes, in the attik and basement. The only way to disassemble it further is with a cutting torch. SO I'm really looking forward to the day come when I try to make it all fit just right, and to top it off i'm rediculously fussy when it comes to body lines and having the doors shut at the touch of a finger.
Here's a tip before you remove the hood, inner fenders or any hinges. I drilled a 1/8 hole through the hinges, inner fenders, and door hinges. So when I start to put it back together I'll pin all the parts first then put the bolts in, this way I SHOULD be close to where it was before I turned it into a adult jig saw puzzle.
Josh[/QUOTE]
Yes, adjusting these trucks is as big a PITA as they come. My truck is in boxes, in the attik and basement. The only way to disassemble it further is with a cutting torch. SO I'm really looking forward to the day come when I try to make it all fit just right, and to top it off i'm rediculously fussy when it comes to body lines and having the doors shut at the touch of a finger.
Here's a tip before you remove the hood, inner fenders or any hinges. I drilled a 1/8 hole through the hinges, inner fenders, and door hinges. So when I start to put it back together I'll pin all the parts first then put the bolts in, this way I SHOULD be close to where it was before I turned it into a adult jig saw puzzle.