Crooked hood
04-19-2019, 09:05 AM
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04-19-2019, 01:02 PM
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I will (hopefully) have the opportunity to finally try this soon and I wanted to be sure. From the attached picture of the hood latches, which are the bolts that I am supposed to loosen, the ones that attach the latch to the inner fender (on the bottom), or the ones that attach the latch to the hood (top). Are the holes slotted? If not, then how is this going to give me any adjustability? Thanks in advance.
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05-25-2019, 09:25 AM
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So I bought the hood alignment tool..and it won't fit in the latch. I measured the tool and it's within spec (measured about 1.17"). The hood latch opening is about 1.13" at it's narrowest. Ummm, what the heck?!
05-25-2019, 12:51 PM
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My passengers side latch was smaller than the drivers side latch. It appeared that the die to press the whole didnt travel far enough to finish the whole. I removed the latch and removed the spring so i could get to the edges of the whole and finished it with a file. If you put the tool in and look at the edges you may see a narrow section. Just file it off with a half moon file
05-25-2019, 01:00 PM
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You should buy or make this tool first as if you move the hood too much it can get stuck closed!
https://willcoxcorvette.com/catalogs...alignment+tool
https://willcoxcorvette.com/catalogs...alignment+tool
VERY COOL tool.....thanks for pointing this one out.
Side note to guy who slammed Wilcox in buyer feedback....... this kind of FREE info from Ernie and crew may help their sales but it also shows the commitment to our Forum and our cars by Ernie.
05-25-2019, 02:58 PM
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My passengers side latch was smaller than the drivers side latch. It appeared that the die to press the whole didnt travel far enough to finish the whole. I removed the latch and removed the spring so i could get to the edges of the whole and finished it with a file. If you put the tool in and look at the edges you may see a narrow section. Just file it off with a half moon file