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trouble with my formula hood
i have a 72 formula , i need to adjust my hood latch or something else , it seems that when i close the hood i have really slam it to shut it also just hits my rad shroud . any help at were i should start to fix this
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Is anything going good on this car?
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I only ask because of the many many threads with issues and never a picture of the car?
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Might post a close up pic of the underside of the hoods metal receiver "box" opening that the latch goes into and engages with. Not saying that is causing all your problem but that's a common source of issues on having trouble with the hood closing along with the latch alignment.
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sounds like an adjustment issue with the hood or the core support or possibly the latch. the latch has quite a bit of movement & small adjustments will change how it engages the hood. i realize thats pretty general but i think playing with adjustments of one or all of those things will help make it close right. the hood should close very smoothly, i can lower the hood on my 72 until it just touches the latch & then gently push it down by hand & hear the clicks of the latch.
& i gotta ask again, do you have the service or body manuals for the car? & yes, please post some pics of these issues so we can see whats going on. |
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How does the back of hood fit? This very much affects the
Front. Lots of questions a few good pics could answer.
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Thanks!
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Take a count and see…
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Mike/Illinois |
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i should be able to work it out on my own . I have done many many cars mostly mustangs , cant be that hard
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got it all worked out , no big deal
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thanks for your reply |
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glad to hear you figured it out, nothing wrong with asking for help, ive done it quite a bit myself over the years on some things, but vague questions with no pics to help show the issue makes it difficult for others to provide help. care to mention what it was that solved the issue?? |
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