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hood allignment

Posted: 9/15/06 1:33pm Message 11 of 20
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thank you all for the input ..it sure gives me some ideas how to tackle the problem .
before taking the whole car apart ,the hood fit wasn't that bad i think.. but then again.i didn't check that carefully since i was taking it all apart anyway .. and removing manyyyy layers of paint and primer.
and uhh.. spielman... i will take your hoodallignment as my example :)

i have confidence it wil work out ok ..in the end :)

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hood allignment

Posted: 9/21/06 11:59am Message 12 of 20
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Southampton, NY - USA
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Vette(s): 1980 dark blue metalic T-top coupe 2003 50th anniversary convertible
Can someone please pm me the source of these alignment blocks? My '80 is low at point A, but is pretty good everywhere else.
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Posted: 9/21/06 2:13pm Message 13 of 20
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Vette(s): 1965-327 coupe, 1968-small block coupe, 1969-427, 1971-454 coupe and currently a 1976-ZZ4 coupe reborn again,and hotter than ever.. Add a 1996 CE LT-4 for backup
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Posted: 9/22/06 4:20am Message 14 of 20
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Edgewood, KY - USA
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Vette(s): 1981, Black/Black, Engine bumped to about 400HP.Ext/int mostly stock.
Can you please post the info here, for everyone to see?  I have an '81 with similar problems.  I do not recall seeing any rubber hood alignment blocks on the car, so I'm wondering if they were also removed and not reinstalled when the car was repainted a few years ago.
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Posted: 9/29/06 12:22pm Message 15 of 20
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Southampton, NY - USA
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Vette(s): 1980 dark blue metalic T-top coupe 2003 50th anniversary convertible
Thanks for the referral. I sent for, received and installed the bumpers and now the hood looks like it should. If The workers in the 60s and 70s GM plants had made things look like the hood looks now, Nissan would still be trying to get Americans to buy Datsun B210s.


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Posted: 9/29/06 3:39pm Message 16 of 20
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Piscataway, NJ - USA
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Vette(s): 1973 coupe silver Eng.383 stroker. Tremec 5spd 1977 L48 Stock
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Posted: 9/30/06 9:04am Message 17 of 20
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Vette(s): 1979, Targa Blue (72 Color), Pace Car rear spoiler, L88 hood, Dark blue factory interior, 525HP 406, HD 700R4, 370 gears,Steeroids, composite rear spring, TT IIs wrapped in T/A Radials.
I added the rubber blocks in a couple of low spots and they absolutely cured the height issue and the hood still closes fine!  Wink


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Posted: 10/8/06 5:20pm Message 18 of 20
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Jenison, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 2010 Corvette Engine 400 horse 435 FPT,ghost flamed,chrome block,rack&pinion,hooker headers/pipes,lowered,Tremec5spd, 3.73,'67 hood,'72 sld t-tops, cstm logo seats, dualquad 500cfm 383/435hp stroker.VPB susp frt and rear, 1980 CUSTOM CARGO TRAILER
I am sure you have all of the answers you need - but I went to Action Auto and bought about $10. worth of rubber sterring coil bushings in different sizes for the exact same problem - I just kept going up in size until the fit was perfect.  Then I took the car out for 20 miles and let it sit in the sun so the hood could bend a little.  Now that I have what I want I am going to epoxy them to the rail.  Looks great and was a cheap solution.
 
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Posted: 10/8/06 6:50pm Message 19 of 20
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Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe
Here is a picture of an '82 (not mine) with the original rubber hood supports (the black cube).



There was one on each side.


 
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Posted: 10/9/06 4:00am Message 20 of 20
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Vette(s): Previous: 1984 Coupe, 1988 Maroon Coupe, 1989 Coupe, 2001 Roadster Present: 1967 Stingray Roadster, 1976 Stingray Coupe, 1989 Roadster..
If in doubt go to a wrecking yard. They are full of various hood adjustment rubber blocks.



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