hood question....

[va_tlc]

my friend is building a 72 blazer, he has put new fenders new doors new rear quarters, original hood, well he has done had it painted , and when he finally got the new aftermarket grille, the hood wont close, as he told me the hood has always been about 2 inches higher in the back when closed, but all ya had to do was push the back down and it lines up great, so my question is do yall think he needs new hinges? or could it be something else, thanks for any advise and im gonna get some pics of it and postem for him over on the blazer forum, it did turn out really nice, thanks for any ideas yall have

[LUV2XCLR8]

It's either the hinges themselves, or they need adjusting, "GQ" did the same thing

[GREASEMONKEY72]

try adjusting them first

[va_tlc]

well he ordered new hinges, so i guess monday we will try and put them on

[steppside69]

I had the same problem, just had to loosen the 2 rear bolts lineed up prefectly

[LONGHAIR]

Most people adjust them the wrong direction, which only makes it worse. It may sound crazy but you probably need to raisethe rear of the hinges.

[va_tlc]

thanks for the input on these, but he has already ordered the new ones, so it may take alot of adjusting them huh,

[Shane]

open hood .... loosen rear bolts ... have someone push UP on the front of the hood LIGHTLY while hood is still in the open position ... tighten rear bolts.