Front Body sagging
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Front Body sagging
I just noticed on our 63 that the passenger side nose is seeming to sag a little and the hood in the front corner is actually higher that the nose behind the headlight buckets. I think working with the front radiator frame I might be able to adjust it but I wanted to ask you all out there if you have experience and suggestions?
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I just noticed on our 63 that the passenger side nose is seeming to sag a little and the hood in the front corner is actually higher that the nose behind the headlight buckets. I think working with the front radiator frame I might be able to adjust it but I wanted to ask you all out there if you have experience and suggestions?
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From: Going too fast over the hill. Iowa
I just noticed on our 63 that the passenger side nose is seeming to sag a little and the hood in the front corner is actually higher that the nose behind the headlight buckets. I think working with the front radiator frame I might be able to adjust it but I wanted to ask you all out there if you have experience and suggestions?
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You can also lower the front edge of the hood slightly by shimming only under the rearmost hinge-to-body attachment - that tips the pivot point down and will lower the front edge of the hood. 
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From: Going too fast over the hill. Iowa
To lower the hinges and remove the hood rattle of worn out hinge spring washers:
1 Obtain a small round file, (2) 0.25 diameter bolts, and (2) nylok nuts, (4) plastic flanged bushings used in c2 accelerator linkage between linkage rod and rubber grommet. The bushings have a 0.25inch inside diameter.
2 drill out the hinge pins with a drill the same diameter as the pin.
3 Use a small round file to enlarge the holes to accept plastic bushings while lowering the hole center in the bottom half of the hinge and raising the hole center in the top half of the hinge.
4 Install plastic bushings in both halves so the bushing flanges are against each other, trapped between the hinge halves.
5 Install the bolts through the bushings with the nylok nuts on the outside of the hinges and tighten just enough to remove all end play.
PS if that lowers the hood too much, put sheet metal shims (aluminum sheet/flashing) under the hinges.
Last edited by magicv8; Nov 17, 2008 at 05:46 PM.