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> hood bow, what does it mean
carambola
post Dec 30 2004, 08:14 PM
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anyone care to comment on what i am seeing when the hood bows.
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post Dec 30 2004, 08:29 PM
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QUOTE (carambola @ Dec 30 2004, 06:14 PM)
anyone care to comment on what i am seeing when the hood bows.

huh? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)
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post Dec 30 2004, 08:30 PM
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QUOTE (carambola @ Dec 30 2004, 09:14 PM)
anyone care to comment on what i am seeing when the hood bows.

means your going really really fast
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post Dec 30 2004, 08:38 PM
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i almost get the picture in my mind of the front suspension rotating rearward
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post Dec 30 2004, 08:38 PM
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Does it bow when you are driving or having sex on it? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif)
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post Dec 30 2004, 08:41 PM
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take the picture of the red 73 mechanic's car at AA
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post Dec 30 2004, 08:51 PM
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i have no idea what this thread is about!!! lmfao..
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post Dec 31 2004, 05:53 AM
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i am taking another look at this car, but i am concerned about the hood gaps parallel to the longs. right behind the front wheels.


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post Dec 31 2004, 07:19 AM
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Oh, thats not right, open the hood and look behind the area where the bumper attaches, I bet somebody bumped into something. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
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post Dec 31 2004, 07:20 AM
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It's probably been popped in the front and repaired. Open the hood and check the hood supporting ribs and see if they're creased or dinged. A hood is pretty easy to straighten out, but it usually leaves some signs of work on the supporting ribs. I bet it's seen some work?

Oh yeah......AA? Just run away!!
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post Dec 31 2004, 08:26 AM
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My car had the same problem. It turns out that in the passed my car had been capped in the front. The front clip was replaced. The front trunk pan was 5mm too short thus causing nothing to fit right.
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post Dec 31 2004, 08:48 AM
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hey Brig, i'm Sea Isle!
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post Dec 31 2004, 09:39 AM
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Mine had that and I didn't notice it until after all my body and paint work was done.
I was able to massage and slowly bend it back to shape over the period of a couple of hours. I thought the paint would check but it didn't. It may be a different story after storing it for the winter though! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/w00t.gif)
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post Dec 31 2004, 02:03 PM
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My car had the same problem. It turns out that in the passed my car had been capped in the front. The front clip was replaced. The front trunk pan was 5mm too short thus causing nothing to fit right.  
That's what I'd be looking for (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif)
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post Dec 31 2004, 02:20 PM
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did the car have or does it have one of those carpet kits that covers the gas tank?

if so, sometimes it'll move when the hood is open, then it'll sit on the bulkhead seal....close the hood and you'll tweak the hood....

mine did and you can tell that it got in the way once or twice when someone closed the hood
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post Dec 31 2004, 04:12 PM
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I've got the same problem. Of course I have a fiberglass hood and other "issues". I found that with the front hood springs set on the tightest location the hood would bow up in the middle of the fenders just like the picture. The new weather striping didn't help either.

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