I don't know if I'm the only one with this question since I haven't ever seen another post about it, anyway. When I go to open my hood I have to do a pull and lift technique to prevent the back of the hood from colliding and binding against the cowl, I have it adjusted to where it sits perfectly level with all surrounding body panels and I also have the engine compartment side of the hinges twisted toward the front of the car which should implement more lift to the rear of the hood... any suggestions? I'm also using some tighter hinges than my original ones which also had the same issue no matter the twist adjustment. Thank you
I've had to rock & pull forward while opening the hood for as long as I can remember. They are just simply worn out and no amount of adjustment will help. If you're having the same issue with "tighter" hinges, then maybe something else is afoot. Do they have the same geometry as stock?
Ok, well they may be "tighter" than the originals, but maybe they are also worn enough to be out of the adjustment range as well.
I have always had to pull my hood forward when opening to keep it from hitting. I blame it on the hinges not having a spring to keep preload on them.
I've been trying to think of a way to modify the hinges to correct this issue, running some mental simulations in my head I think by either lengthening the rear bar or shortening the front one just a little might help... man I miss having access to autocad (or any decent design program so I can make a virtual version and test it...)
You need to adjust the back of the hinge (Where it mounts to the apron) up a bituntill the bind is gone...Dont go nuts raising it up, it only takes a small amount of movement. If you go too far the hood will be higher than the cowl. This is of course provided you hinges are in descent shape...
I had the same issue, I spent (I kid you not) about three hours adjusting the hood until I got it right. Mine does not hit when opening but it does lift at freeway speed at the cowl. The press fit of the hinges does suck. The lower hinge adjusts up, down and pivots off the center bolt. Then the two (on each side) that bolt the hood to the hinges are the in and out. I took the latch off the hood so I could open and close repeatedly without interruption. I replaced the four rubber pucks that the hood rests on. Then I loosened all hinge and hood bolts, so that there was "free play" with no wobble. I snugged the two center hinge bolts, the "pivot" bolts and one bolt for each side that holds the hood in place, tight enough for no movement but lose enough that I could turn the bolt a quarter turn so I could man handle the hood or hinges to adjust as necessary. Wash rinse and repeat until the "adjustment" is spot on.
mashoris hood would lift up in the rear at freeway speeds. during the first silver state classic challenge he said that over 118mph the hood was flapping up and down really bad so he didnt go faster than that for very long. the second year we added the air dam and at freeway speeds and all the way up to 140 mph the hood was actually being sucked down below the cowl line. so adding some sort of air dam to create low pressure in the engine compartment will stop the hood from lifting. it also creates greater air flow through the radiator from the increased pressure differential that helps with cooling ability.
I’m wondering if the spoilers created by user “spoilersbyrandy” would do the trick? The hood lift is rather disconcerting, mine comes up about ¼ inch and it’s enough for me to look at and think “I got to get that fixed someday”. I do prefer the “pro touring” style by Randy but would like to see one in person. I wonder if anybody else could report in whether it does or doesn’t solve the issue or if we would have to do a custom piece like mashoris? I think mashoris looks a lot like a “trans-am” era piece, pretty cool indeed! http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=93184&highlight=front+spoiler
i would expect it to work. the stock gravel pan pushes air under the car. the spoiler stops that air and pushes it to the sides. this lowers the amount of air going under the car lowering the pressure that builds under the hood.
I have the hinges rotated forward which is the rear of the hinge is as far up as possible and the front of the hinge is down as far as passable all the while keeping the hood level with the fenders and cowl.
