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Originally Posted by cwohlt
I own a 1950 Chevy pick up on a s-10 chassis. I am having problems fitting the hood there is a inch or more between the hood and cowl. I have tried another hood the same. I removed the hinge it seems a little loose. Just looking for info if any one has had the same issue.
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Some Issues that can arise on a chassis swap.
1. the cab is to high or too low
2. the fenders and front radiator support is to high or too low
The first thing is to try and adjust it to fit following the below and if it does not line up start looking at #1 and #2 above.
Loosen the outer hinge bolts
Get a 4x4 piece of wood and place it between the hood and the latch panel at the grille. Close the hood down onto the wood.
Go in the cab and loosen the bolts for the hinges enough to allow movement but not sloppy loose.
Next with a helper push the back of the hood down to the cowl seal and tighten the inner bolts.
Lift the hood and tighten the other bolts. remove the wood block and close the hood.
See where its at. If it has a gap of more than 1/8 between the cab and hood at the top redo the procedure and push the hood back toward the cab to close that gap.
Once the gap is good look at the curve at the fender and see if its good or to tight or has a large gap.
This is where the cab and or fenders could be to high or to low. On an S10 swap not much you can do on lowering the rad support so i would raise the cab if the gap around the curve is to wide. Or raise the rad support if the gap is to tight.
Raising or lowering the rear of the fenders is also an option if nothing else works but do the above first
If the hood seems flared out at the curve, bend in the hinge arms toward the cowl and see if it gets better.
If it fit when you took it off then it will fit when you put it back on.