[gtorich]

Not sure if this is the right section, but here goes, I posted some pics of the aluminum trim that goes around the bezel.......Bob Vidan asked a question I always wondered about.

So im enclosing a few pics and maybe someone can steer me in the right direction.

Ive only had this hood off twice doing engines installs, but it always looked like this.

On the pics gaps look pretty good except the front shot..........now on the last pic, that's with me holding the hood down..........and I mean pushing down hard.

Any help here would be great, question is can I raise the front metal up to the hood, or make the hood stay down like im doing in the pic.

Any tips on the adjusting the hood to go down further would be great.

Rich

[ryan389]

Just went through this!
You will have to adjust the front spring on the hood to bring it down, but will have to adjust the hood hinges also, the back bolt on the hood hinge brings the hood down in front and the front bolt on the hood hinge brings the back of the hood up and down, but you have to have the front spring on the hood within reason.
what a PIA!!!!
GOOD LUCK

[gotyorgoat]

I also just adjusted this on mine. I cranked the hood spring all the way down to bring the hood down as much as possible when latched. There was still a gap, but the hood flushed out well with the fenders so I knew the hood didn't have to come down any more. I took off the front nose panel and bent up the metal part that the nose panel bolts to pushing it up with a jack and a 2x4. I bolted the nose panel back on and it closed up the gap.

[400 4spd.]

The rear edge looks good to me, I see no need to adjust the hinges.
To explain the front striker/spring adjustment, crack loose the nut that secures the striker to the underside of the hood. Holding it in place, take a large flat blade screw driver and insert into the end of the shaft and turn it in a few rounds. This compresses the spring some and makes the hood draw down further in the center when latched. Tighten the nut and lower the hood until latched. Adjust as needed to open or tighten the gap. You may also need to adjust the stops at the front corners.

[sts]

I spent more time looking at the pictures than I should have. Based on what I can see in the pictures, which is nada, I don't see how anyone can say whether your hood needs to be adjusted at the hinges.

As for latch adjustment, I cannot comment because I don't know a thing about the way a strike works on a goat. On the 69 firebird latch, there is no up down adjustment. It's self adjusting with a ratchet-like pawl. I would pull the the latch and stops and see how the hood rests.

[gtorich]

Hey guys, thanks for the great tips, im gonna take a stab at it today, hope fully I get it on my first try............although I know that isn't gonna happen. LOL

Rich

[gtorich]

Originally Posted by gtorich

Hey guys, thanks for the great tips, im gonna take a stab at it today, hope fully I get it on my first try............although I know that isn't gonna happen. LOL

Rich

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their help.........fooled around some today, got it to look halfway decent, as least better than before.

Noiced if I compressed the spring too far, it would"t latch right.......was using the chassis manual also.....it says raise the hood 10-12 inches and let fall, I can put this hood wherever
I want, it isn't falling on its own . LOL...the other odd thing is no matter where I put the rubber stops, the hood never hits them.......I used a piece of paper under them and never felt any resistance on the paper.

Im still gonna play around with it somemore, but its seems better than it was.

Thanks again

Rich