Alignment of Hood, Headlight and Eyebrows, Any thoughts, procedures or guidelines? |
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Alignment of Hood, Headlight and Eyebrows, Any thoughts, procedures or guidelines? |
jack20 |
May 16 2015, 11:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 406 Joined: 7-November 14 From: Granite Bay, CA Member No.: 18,099 Region Association: Northern California |
Hello,
My car is a 74, has had no body damage and appears very straight. The only problem is uneven gaps in the headlight area. Has anyone come up with a logical sequence of alignment of the three components mentioned in the thread title? I have gone at this three times now and always end up with unsatisfactory results. Thanks, Jack |
toolguy |
May 17 2015, 09:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,270 Joined: 2-April 11 From: San Diego / El Cajon Member No.: 12,889 Region Association: Southern California |
There are no 'eyebrow' brackets, only the rubber mounts. . . therefore the location of the 'brows are the fixed item for the most part short of bending the 'brow tabs themselves. . put them in place first.
Once the 'brows are in place, adjust the hood to get even gaps on all sides. . then the headlight pivots can be moved to align the headlight doors to have even gaps. . This isn't a 'one time try' item. . you'll find you have to repeat the process to end up with even gaps on all sides. . just takes time and patience. . Sometimes helps to only loosen one side of the hood at a time when trying to set the side gaps. . hard to explain. |
Johny Blackstain |
May 17 2015, 09:32 AM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
There are no 'eyebrow' brackets, only the rubber mounts. . . therefore the location of the 'brows are the fixed item for the most part short of bending the 'brow tabs themselves. . put them in place first. Once the 'brows are in place, adjust the hood to get even gaps on all sides. . then the headlight pivots can be moved to align the headlight doors to have even gaps. . This isn't a 'one time try' item. . you'll find you have to repeat the process to end up with even gaps on all sides. . just takes time and patience. . Sometimes helps to only loosen one side of the hood at a time when trying to set the side gaps. . hard to explain. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) might want to consider loosening the hood latch as well, possibly removing it altogether during the alignment process. Might also consider removing the springs so you can open & close @ your leisure (you can use a broom stick to prop the hood open). Having another person helps a lot. Still, lots of trial & error. |
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