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AlaskaK10

08-25-2024 06:07 PM

1966 Hood Deflection

I am working on my 66 hood and where the supports are I can rock a straight edge . I have several of these hoods and they are all the same. Even without the supports you can rock a straight edge side to side. Standing back and looking at the hoods you cant tell. I wonder how flat these hoos were from the factory

cwcarpenter98

08-28-2024 11:08 PM

Re: 1966 Hood Deflection

Probably not very flat. They were tractors with windows when new :lol:

SkinnyG

08-28-2024 11:13 PM

Re: 1966 Hood Deflection

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98 (Post 9337253)

They were tractors with windows when new :lol:

Hahahah!

I have been telling friends for years - "these were drunk from the factory, and not even symmetrically drunk; they're a tractor with a cab on it."

AlaskaK10

08-29-2024 10:37 AM

Re: 1966 Hood Deflection

That's what I think to. The support bars seem to have raised areas in the sheet metal over them. Maybe from wind pressure over many years of driving. One hood oil cans worse than the other. Going to try my luck with a shrink disc to see if I can bring down those high areas

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