sanmanjim
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06-24-12 03:53 AM - Post#2240669
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I have a 1972 stingray...after having the engine taken out and re-done I recieved the car back with a problem with spacing on the front end...when looking from the front the whole front end is very slighlty tilted up on the passenger side and down on the drivrs side...the hood is aligned correct but the spacing between the hood and passenger side fender is very tight and on the drivers side there is a larger gap...is there anyway to re-adjust the front end to correct the spacing between the hood and fenders so they are the same width ...any suggestions?? or fixes ?? Like I said...the hood is aligned correct...it's perfectly matched to the grill in front of the wiper door
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old_gto
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06-24-12 04:25 AM - Post#2240674
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Sounds like they didn`t align the hood right when they put it back on. If you loosen the hood hinge bolts, you should be able to move it left or right, forward or back, and get the gaps evened out.
As for the height, was there any shims between the hood hinges and body that are not there now?
The only thing I`m sure of, is that I`m not sure of anything.
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06-24-12 12:15 PM - Post#2240796
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There is a very slight amount of adjustment on the front clip at the "wishbone" mounting point.
Was it already out of adjustment? Normal engine work shouldn't have affected the front clip alignment in any way...unless someone did something really stupid.
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06-24-12 01:23 PM - Post#2240810
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Normal engine work shouldn't have affected the front clip alignment in any way...
EXACTLY! But the hood and radiator would need to be removed to pull the engine. So my bet is they just dropped the hood back on, and didn`t bother to properly adjust it.
The only thing I`m sure of, is that I`m not sure of anything.
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06-24-12 03:34 PM - Post#2240858
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SOME IDIOTS DONT RAISE THE HOOD UP FAR ENUFF TO 2 RELEASE THE LOCK,THAY JUST FORCE THE HOOD DOWN !!!  IF ITS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, 1 LOCK ON EITHER SIDE MIGHT NOT CATCH.
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06-25-12 04:06 AM - Post#2241042
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Is a 72 that much different than a 81? I had my engine out to change freeze plugs and didn't have to take the hood off.
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07-04-12 07:34 PM - Post#2244602
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There is a very slight amount of adjustment on the front clip at the "wishbone" mounting point.
Don't mean to hijack, but does anyone know HOW MUCH you can adjust it? I have a '73 where the door clips the fender on the passenger side, at the bottom. I've not gotten to this project yet, but this has me thinking...
Mind you, it's probably the body mounts or some other rust issue, but still, ever lead is worth checking out.
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07-05-12 05:30 AM - Post#2244657
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CHECK THE PINS & BUSHNGS IN THE HINGES,I REBUILT BOTH SIDES ON THE 78
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07-05-12 02:13 PM - Post#2244801
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Yup, is it the door sagging, or the body? The only adjustment I know of in the front clip is at the very fr4ont, where the frame extentions come off the front frame. They bolt to the crossmember, and the radiator support bolts to that. The front fenders are supported by the radiator support.
The only thing I`m sure of, is that I`m not sure of anything.
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 07-05-12 04:40 PM - Post#2244851
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Jim,
How's that '71 coming along??? Progress pics???
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07-06-12 03:32 PM - Post#2245234
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Doing good Joe! I just posted a new thread.
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07-06-12 03:43 PM - Post#2245240
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