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We are doing the final fitment before installing an aftermarket front clip on a 78. I have posted about this project before. Things were finally coming together until we installed the hood. It is sitting too high all the way around. I have the nose as high as it will go with respect to the "support" rod. I have read everything that I can including 2 Volumes of the Glass-Ra series and the Ecklers body repair book. Any help would be greatly appreciated as usual. Thanks
Well this step can be frustrating since it is not the original clip. With that said, I can ask a few questions like is the core support rotted out, loose? does the hood have it's hardware removed. Eckler clips need to be massaged a little also. You MAY have to work the front door areas. Inner fenders were on the clip? There can be a lot of variables for sure.
The car was hit in the nose when I bought it. It went to a frame shop before we started the front clip install. Many years ago.
The core support is not rotted.
The driver's side skirt is new. The passenger side is original
All of the hardware is on the hood
We have constantly struggled with the 43" distance between the rear hood hinge and the firewall drop edge. The fan would constantly hit the shroud despite all adjustments. Finally we went with electric fans.
With the core support at 43". the striker on the hood on the driver's side is 1" short of the latch. I am wondering if the hood hinges are tweaked.
With the block holding the core support at 43" removed, the hood latch and striker line up but there is a big (1/2") gap between the front of the hood and the body.
I can get the front clip aligned well at the doors and along the rocker panels. But the hood alignment is fubar.
I can easily move the strikers.
I have adjusted the frame horns and the radiator support
What kind of measurement are you getting when you measure from the center of the front wheel to the bottom edge of your front fender lip. Even on both sides? Now if we can find out the height of another car the same year. Inner fenders were attached to the clip or no?
What kind of measurement are you getting when you measure from the center of the front wheel to the bottom edge of your front fender lip. Even on both sides? Now if we can find out the height of another car the same year. Inner fenders were attached to the clip or no?
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I am temporarily on wheel dollies because we washed the floor last night. The ride height is high, about 3 1/2", but it is even on both sides.
I know that it is a little late to tell you this. but I bought the Ecklers 81 TT front end to put on my 79. When we got to looking at it, the fitment was so bad that I decided to cut my 79 straight down in front of the fire wall and then glass in all the front seams.
78 front clip installation
