fitting the front hood
Jerome Yuzyk (jerome(at)supernet.ab.ca)
Sun, 10 May 1998 22:25:05 -0700
Does anyone out there have a bonnet hood that fits perfectly? After a
couple multi-hour sessions trying to make mine fit, I've come to the
conclusion that they weren't meant to fit perfectly. By "perfectly" I
mean an even, unassisted (by fillers) gap all the way around, flush with
the surrounding body metal. Looking at the last two Vic British
catalogue cars has eased my doubts somewhat, as neither of those cars
have hoods that are perfectly either. I know that fitting any hood is
difficult, nevermind one with as many compund curves as the 'beams had,
but am a little less than satisfied at being satisfied with a hood that
fits "almost" evenly. My car has had, by my reckoning, three different
front impacts, which I and a helper have corrected as best we could, but
still the hood opening doesn't seem quite large enough to accommodate
the hood without (a lot of) extra effort. Or maybe it's just supposed to
be a hassle...
What have you guys done that I might have missed?
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