80 Hood Height Adjustment
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Instructor
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Nanuet NY
80 Hood Height Adjustment
I have been stripping my 80, and just realized that the hood across the front is not level. The driver's side is raised a little over a 1/4 inch while passenger's side is recessed about the same. I looked at the front hinges thinking that there may be an adjustment of some kind. I was thinking that I could shim the passenger's hinge a little where it attaches to the hood, but there doesn't seem to be a way to recess the driver's side hinge so that the hood is relatively flush with the body. Am I missing something? Any suggestions are appreciated. Problem is I never noticed this before, and now it's going to make me nuts! 
Thanks,
Ed
Thanks,
Ed
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Joined: Mar 2007
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header bar
you should check where your header bar is bonded to the nose at the front of the hood opening. i have fixed a couple cars with maladjusted hoods in this area by rebonding the nose bar. look and see if it is loose. this problem is a lot of times accomponied by poor fitting headlight covers / broken headlight frames.
