Hood/cowl alignment? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dme922 · 03-13-2017, 12:51 AM

I had the body shop leave my cowl off so i could put all of the wiper controls in and when i bolted it up it doesnt line up. I didnt know if i just need to loosen the hood bolts to fix this or what.

OregonNed · 03-13-2017, 12:52 AM

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**GR8-68** · 03-13-2017, 06:33 AM

First question would be, how does the other side look ?

Second question would be, did the body shop not align your panel before spraying them ?

**CUSTOM/10** · 03-13-2017, 07:07 AM

Is that an after market cowl induction hood ?
I ask because I have one an it had the same issue. My body guy found it before he painted the truck, so he cut & fitted the cowl to the hood.

Gary

**Grumpy old man** · 03-13-2017, 07:07 AM

After market cowl hood ? You had issues with the drivers door latch area from the aftermarket doors also did that get squared away ?

dme922 · 03-13-2017, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GR8-68

First question would be, how does the other side look ?

Second question would be, did the body shop not align your panel before spraying them ?

The other side is opposite of that side and yes he did test fit it before paint.

dme922 · 03-13-2017, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

Is that an after market cowl induction hood ?
I ask because I have one an it had the same issue. My body guy found it before he painted the truck, so he cut & fitted the cowl to the hood.

Gary

Yes it is after market but it aligned fine before paint.

dme922 · 03-13-2017, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

After market cowl hood ? You had issues with the drivers door latch area from the aftermarket doors also did that get squared away ?

Yes i had to counter sink the bolt holes on the door latch.

haysonj · 03-13-2017, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dme922

Yes i had to counter sink the bolt holes on the door latch.

Mine was that way also and I just shimmed the spring on one side to move it over. There is also a small amount of play where the hood attaches to the spring.

dme922 · 03-13-2017, 08:43 PM

Im going to do some tweaking on it over the next few days. Thanks

**Boog** · 03-13-2017, 09:52 PM

With that fresh paint I think I would put down some tape on the hood and fender edges while making adjustments to maybe avoid chipping or scratching that Purdy paint.

nightrider388 · 03-13-2017, 10:15 PM

The cowl to fender gap is way to tight. Those cowls are awfully flexible. You might try pushing it over with the bolt loose.

dme922 · 03-13-2017, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nightrider388

The cowl to fender gap is way to tight. Those cowls are awfully flexible. You might try pushing it over with the bolt loose.

Yea I noticed that also. So you think just loosen all the bolts and push in on that side of the cowl?

nightrider388 · 03-14-2017, 01:05 AM

You could gently try that. Does the other side look good now. I know you showed the unpainted pic. But that cowl really needs to be on there to get it all even. Maybe they didn't line it all up after paint . Just got it close. Would they not line it all up for you? A good body man can figure it out in minutes.

dme922 · 03-14-2017, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by nightrider388

You could gently try that. Does the other side look good now. I know you showed the unpainted pic. But that cowl really needs to be on there to get it all even. Maybe they didn't line it all up after paint . Just got it close. Would they not line it all up for you? A good body man can figure it out in minutes.

I had the body shop leave it off after he painted it so i could get my wiper assembly installed. The other side is the opposite of that side. Yea im going to take it back to him but i was just trying to fix it myself.

nightrider388 · 03-14-2017, 01:30 AM

Well you don't want to slip and mess up your new sweet paint . So I would let them handle it in case it takes a little more work. Sometimes you have to split the differences on every panel to get it right.

**Hart_Rod** · 04-29-2017, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by dme922

I had the body shop leave it off after he painted it so i could get my wiper assembly installed. The other side is the opposite of that side. Yea im going to take it back to him but i was just trying to fix it myself.

Did you get this fixed/adjusted? Pictures?

dme922 · 04-30-2017, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Did you get this fixed/adjusted? Pictures?

I had to take my truck back to the body shop for some paint issues and he got it a little closer. Im going to work on it some myself but here are some pics. The passenger side is my biggest problem.

dme922 · 04-30-2017, 09:38 PM

Drivers side is pretty close.

**Boog** · 04-30-2017, 09:50 PM

It looks like the cowl hood is nearly 1/2" too narrow at the upper corners to line up completely with the cowl panel. The fix for this could get expensive. If you choose to modify something you could modify the cowl panel to match the hood. That would be easier than trying to cut and spread the hood.

03-13-2017, 12:51 AM	#1
dme922 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gallipolis, Ohio Posts: 296	Hood/cowl alignment? I had the body shop leave my cowl off so i could put all of the wiper controls in and when i bolted it up it doesnt line up. I didnt know if i just need to loosen the hood bolts to fix this or what. Attached Images

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OregonNed Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Vancouver, Washington Posts: 1,644	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? following __________________ 1968 Chevrolet C/10 LWB - 327, TH350 - 4/5 Drop

03-13-2017, 06:33 AM	#3
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? First question would be, how does the other side look ? Second question would be, did the body shop not align your panel before spraying them ? __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

03-13-2017, 07:07 AM	#4
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,801	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? Is that an after market cowl induction hood ? I ask because I have one an it had the same issue. My body guy found it before he painted the truck, so he cut & fitted the cowl to the hood. Gary __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

03-13-2017, 07:07 AM	#5
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? After market cowl hood ? You had issues with the drivers door latch area from the aftermarket doors also did that get squared away ? Last edited by Grumpy old man; 03-13-2017 at 07:45 AM.

03-13-2017, 08:43 PM	#10
dme922 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gallipolis, Ohio Posts: 296	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? Im going to do some tweaking on it over the next few days. Thanks

03-13-2017, 09:52 PM	#11
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,094	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? With that fresh paint I think I would put down some tape on the hood and fender edges while making adjustments to maybe avoid chipping or scratching that Purdy paint. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

03-13-2017, 10:15 PM	#12
nightrider388 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Arkansas Posts: 147	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? The cowl to fender gap is way to tight. Those cowls are awfully flexible. You might try pushing it over with the bolt loose.

03-14-2017, 01:05 AM	#14
nightrider388 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Arkansas Posts: 147	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? You could gently try that. Does the other side look good now. I know you showed the unpainted pic. But that cowl really needs to be on there to get it all even. Maybe they didn't line it all up after paint . Just got it close. Would they not line it all up for you? A good body man can figure it out in minutes.

03-14-2017, 01:30 AM	#16
nightrider388 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Arkansas Posts: 147	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? Well you don't want to slip and mess up your new sweet paint . So I would let them handle it in case it takes a little more work. Sometimes you have to split the differences on every panel to get it right. Last edited by nightrider388; 03-14-2017 at 01:33 AM. Reason: Spelling

04-30-2017, 09:38 PM	#19
dme922 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gallipolis, Ohio Posts: 296	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? Drivers side is pretty close. Attached Images

04-30-2017, 09:50 PM	#20
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,094	Re: Hood/cowl alignment? It looks like the cowl hood is nearly 1/2" too narrow at the upper corners to line up completely with the cowl panel. The fix for this could get expensive. If you choose to modify something you could modify the cowl panel to match the hood. That would be easier than trying to cut and spread the hood. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross



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