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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: western Australia
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My bonnet has a bend in it someone told me that it`s not uncommon,I think the last guy who owned it was a big hairy gorrila. The bend goes from one side to the other, it`s as if the hinges jamed half way down. How can i brace it until i get a new one
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Modesto, CA
Posts: 1,321
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It is a common problem...what happens is the hinges rust, and the people STILL try to shut them, thus bending them in the middle...mine has that problem aswell...
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Liège , Belgium
Posts: 263
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Welcom to the "bent hood club" members...
Just try to bend the hood the other way , it might work... ![]() The Baron
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 13,826
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I believe Mr Gasket selld "hood stiffeners" for our trucks...try an e-bay search...I see them on there all the time. Use 73-87 or 73-80 for your search.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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My hood on my '77 did the same thing. To keep it from getting worse, I removed the spring on that side of the hood. Required less pressure on the front of the hood to close. I guess GM learned their lesson on this one, 'cause, my '86 has a better setup.
I've heard of guys using the hood stiffeners as well, but... The safety experts among us tend to be concerned about these. See, the good thing about the "bendy hood" is that it becomes a "crumple zone" in a head-on. If the hood is too stiff, it becomes a guillotine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The full convertible guy
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Location: Paris Texas
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They have recently come out with some stuff with a funny name called WD-40 that when sprayed on these hinges makes them work much better and keeps you from having to have the hood stiffeners. :p
Might ask around I am sure some stores near you could special order it. ![]() I bought a 74 Blazer recently that has not been registered in nearly 20 years. Needless to say the hood was a chore to open and closing it took multiple applications of WD-40. Now it opens and closes pretty easily but it already had the bend in it slightly. ![]() Brad
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mmmm....Rye and Coke
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: MB, Canada
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lol, nice reply smart ass
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The full convertible guy
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Thanks its the only thing I excel at. If they gave scholarships for it I could have been a college graduate. :P
Brad
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 13,826
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Quote:
![]() I agree, WD-40 does wonders...but it won't strenghten a already weak hood....but it will prevent it on future non-bent hoods. ![]() Special order that brah! ![]() -Jeff |
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#10 |
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: western Australia
Posts: 124
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Has anybody thought about bracing the hood with flat bar and what success did you have?Here in Australia we have 04dw i think it`s the same as wd40 haha.
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New Mexico. Of all places for an Island boy.
Posts: 180
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On both sides of the hood on my 77 a PO has welded a small peice of flat stock about 1-1/4" Sq, in the indentations where the hood would bend. The hood has a small bend in it but this strenghing has stopped the hood from any further bending, and WD-40 sprayed on the hinges once a month helps too.
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driving is in my blood
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
Posts: 5,720
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The hood on my 78 did that, so we welded a little 1" across by 2" long piece of 1/4" thick cast iron on each side
![]() Needless to say it dosen't move anymore.
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