If anyone has an answer to this, please post it to the
list. I have the same problem with my 58 Ply. The only
way I found to keep it from scraping the edge of the
cowl was to move the hood far forward, leaving a
noticeable gap. Never thought it was a function of weak
hood hinges.
Ron
> We're about to the point of being ready to box up our hood hinges and
> send them out for rebuilding, but before I do, I thought I'd check with
> the list to see if anybody has any ideas.
>
> I posted pictures of our hood alignment at
> http://www.geocities.com/stellarrest/300hood.html in the event I
> can't explain very well.
>
> We're working on a '57 300C, and have decided to mock up all the front
> clip sheet metal prior to paint, to be sure we are happy with the
> fit/finish of the panels. It's been a good exercise to make sure all
> the hardware, shims, etc. are already accounted for before we end up
> banging all our freshly painted panels together.
>
> Our struggle is with the rear hood line against the cowl. I think we
> have a good gap between the hood and the cowl, but when we lift the
> hood, it immediately moves "back" instead of "up", and consequently
> crowds against the cowl edge. I talked with a shop back east that will
> install new rivets in our hood hinges and they "think" that will solve
> our problem. We do find a small amount of slop in the pivot points of
> the hinges. Although it seems small, perhaps it is enough wear when
> it's multiplied over the 5 rivets in the hinge to be significant.
> Before I plunk down customer's money on this service, I hoped I could
> gather some collective wisdom from the group if anybody has already
> dealt with this issue and might know what it is I'm misunderstanding.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Tim Bowers
> KS
>
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