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1953 Ford F100. I would like to align the hood. It is about ¼” forward and has actually come unlatched while driving.
The manual says that “Two of the hinge bracket screws are accessible from the inner side of the cowl side panel.”
First question: Do those nuts need to be loosened?
Second Question:
Picture 01 shows the cowl side on the right – passenger’s side.
Picture 02 shows the cowl side on the left – driver side.
Picture 03 shows the lower left cowl side bolt but it looks like it is recessed in the side panel. It may have been broken off and square nut installed. Picture 01 - Right Side Picture 02 - Left Side Picture 03 - Lower left bolt
If aligning the hood, you would need to loosen the nuts slightly to adjust the assembly. But let's talk about your real problem first. It appears one of the studs on the hinge is broken. I would suggest repairing or replacing that hinge so it can be bolted to the cowl properly, which will help keep your adjustment where it needs to be. You can see the factory used a nut with a large captured washer that would tighten around the large adjustment hole. You don't have the stud or correct washered nut to hold that down there. Once that is addressed, we can help with your adjustment.
Got that. I've loosened the four bolts but I'm not able to move the hood backwards. Plus, I had to replace the driver's side hinge and now that rides higher than the other side.
You may have a better chance of success if both hinges had the same strength and worked the same, and both springs had the same tension. If one side is stronger than the other the strong side will want to pull from the weak side. It'll make it harder to get the 'caddy-wampus' out of it.
Here is my issue. The front of the hood does not align with the fenders. There is also a bigger gap at the rear of the hood. The hood dowel lock works fine but the Auxiliary Hood Catch does not always catch on the hood. There is room for forward and backward movement on the hinge mounting bolts inside the cowl side panel. It doesn't seem the hinge bolts inside the engine compartment can move back and forth.
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