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Old 10-25-2012, 01:08 PM   #13
ont_guy_38
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Re: Fiberglass cowl hoods

Hard to help without seeing a picture of the hood, mostly the underhood part. if it is a decent quality hood then i might possibly just need to be adjusted. The stops and the latch on the rad cradle for instance must be adjusted properly so there is the right amount of pressure to stop the hood from bouncing. Kinda like a teeter totter, if you put a shorter log under one side then it can rock, but if both logs are the same height and with a little up pressure on both sides then it can't anymore.There is also a couple of rubber bump stops on the rear on the hood that do the same thing. If the original ones can't be used find something else to cut and glue onto the back by the cowl. There is also the rubbers that are in the fenders that the hood closes against, all this stuff plays an important role to hold your hood. If it's just the center of the hood bouncing then is probably the quality of the hood itself in which case you would have to add some more bracing.
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