914 hood gaps, hood gaps?? Options

[weener101]

Howdy, new to site...looking at a 75 914 1.8 that's original owner, supposedly never painted...all orignal etc. My question is ..the rear hood has different gap sizes on the left and right. Is this original/normal? The right gap is about 5/8 " and left side is about 3/8" . The rest of the car gaps look great. Can this be adjusted or is this normal or a sign it's been hit. Rear hood seems to ride slightly higher on the left also. Thanks much for the help. Dave

[detoxcowboy]

If you measurements are uneven, you can adjust a bit at the 4 bolts where the hood actually mounts to the hinged support arms, also sometimes these arms can bend a little or have been bent a little.. no matter where your hinges are, the hood size will never change unless shaved (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) and should fill trunk between the fenders also of which distance (between fenders) will not ever change unless in a wreck (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) those distances and measurements are not dependent on hinges.. only even spacing all around and mounting is dependent on hinges of which you still have some play as mentioned in the first 2 sentences... poor hinges will not make for big gaps on both sides because the trunk is one size and fills one area...


just a recomendation, it bothers me when newbie are directed to worst case scenario (weld new hinges) first..