1966 Hood Deflection - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**AlaskaK10** · 08-25-2024, 06:07 PM

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** · Yesterday, 11:08 PM

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

SkinnyG · Yesterday, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

They were tractors with windows when new

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** · Today, 10:37 AM

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

08-25-2024, 06:07 PM	#1
AlaskaK10 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: BREMERTON Washington Posts: 77	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

Yesterday, 11:08 PM	#2
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,473	Re: 1966 Hood Deflection Probably not very flat. They were tractors with windows when new __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

Today, 10:37 AM	#4
AlaskaK10 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: BREMERTON Washington Posts: 77	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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