removing the hood
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Le Mans Master
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From: Newark DE
removing the hood
removing the hood on the 78 to aid in removing the radiator and fan shroud and eventually pulling the motor.
is it best to remove the hood from the hinges, or to leave the hinges attached to the hood and unbolt hinges from the car?
Any differences or does it not matter either way?
is it best to remove the hood from the hinges, or to leave the hinges attached to the hood and unbolt hinges from the car?
Any differences or does it not matter either way?
Melting Slicks
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From: Montreal Qc.
Leave the hinges and hood support attached to the fenders, remove the bolts from the hood. Use a yellow crayon and outline where the hinges/support were attached this will save you the trouble of re-aligning them when you put the hood back on.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Newark DE
hi star
figures you would say that. My buddy that stops by to help me out at times just popped in to see the '78 for the first time and he suggested the opposite p leaving the hinges on the hood and unbolt from the body. he rational was that it would probably be easier to rebolt it on afterward that way.
hopefully more people will chime in with opinions so I can see how others feel.
Yep, I know to scribe a line to get proper alignment afterwards for the reinstall
figures you would say that. My buddy that stops by to help me out at times just popped in to see the '78 for the first time and he suggested the opposite p leaving the hinges on the hood and unbolt from the body. he rational was that it would probably be easier to rebolt it on afterward that way.
hopefully more people will chime in with opinions so I can see how others feel.
Yep, I know to scribe a line to get proper alignment afterwards for the reinstall
Safety Car
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From: Beecher Illinois
Actually, the underhood blackout paint is applied with the hood attached to the hinges. There shouldn't be any paint under the mounting bolts, makes realignment easy. Hinges themselves aren't really painted, just whatever paint overspray happens to get on them.Mike
Pro
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From: Cincinnati OH
Originally Posted by BarryK
ok, thanks everyone. I guess I'll leave the hinges and just remove the hood off the hinges.
Kaps, good point on the paint and marking the position.
Kaps, good point on the paint and marking the position.
You'll like it better that way. If you try to get the body mount bolts out you'll find the radiator seals in the way. The hood bolts make this job much easier.
Melting Slicks
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From: Pineville Kentucky
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Originally Posted by Star79
Leave the hinges and hood support attached to the fenders, remove the bolts from the hood. Use a yellow crayon and outline where the hinges/support were attached this will save you the trouble of re-aligning them when you put the hood back on.
took me 10 minutes to re-install the hood.
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Le Mans Master
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un bolt from hood....when u put back on, u can finger tighten them then lay the hood down......shimmy the sides with cardboard and once aligned close enough, go underneath the car and use a loooooong azz extension and tighten from underneath..... just an old trick that i was told
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Le Mans Master
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From: Newark DE
thanks for the feedback everyone.
A friend is showing up here in about an hour to give me a hand on a few things on the car, helping hold the hood while I unbolt it is one of the things I needed him for - that's definitely a 2-man job as i see it just so one person can hold the hood.
I'll scribe and unbolt the hood from the hinges and leave the hinges on the car.
Thanks all
A friend is showing up here in about an hour to give me a hand on a few things on the car, helping hold the hood while I unbolt it is one of the things I needed him for - that's definitely a 2-man job as i see it just so one person can hold the hood.
I'll scribe and unbolt the hood from the hinges and leave the hinges on the car.
Thanks all
Le Mans Master
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From: Philadelphia, sub burbs Wynnewood, PA
Originally Posted by Star79
Leave the hinges and hood support attached to the fenders, remove the bolts from the hood. Use a yellow crayon and outline where the hinges/support were attached this will save you the trouble of re-aligning them when you put the hood back on.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Newark DE
well, it's a moot point now anyway.......... 
I already removed the hood from the hinges the other day and left the hinges on the car. Of course I scribed the hood first.
Yesterday as I was evaluating the entire project i looked at the hinges and realized I was going to want to repaint them so I ended up scribing around them also and removing them from the car along with the hood support. They are in the pile of stuff that is going with me to a friends house this weekend so I can use his glass beading cabinet. All the parts get glass bead blasted than repainted to look like new.
I already removed the hood from the hinges the other day and left the hinges on the car. Of course I scribed the hood first.
Yesterday as I was evaluating the entire project i looked at the hinges and realized I was going to want to repaint them so I ended up scribing around them also and removing them from the car along with the hood support. They are in the pile of stuff that is going with me to a friends house this weekend so I can use his glass beading cabinet. All the parts get glass bead blasted than repainted to look like new.
Burning Brakes
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From: Uniondale IN
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Originally Posted by Star79
Leave the hinges and hood support attached to the fenders, remove the bolts from the hood. Use a yellow crayon and outline where the hinges/support were attached this will save you the trouble of re-aligning them when you put the hood back on.