Hood alignment

loosen the 4 bolts that hold hood to hinges located on back of hood.

adjust the fender to meet the hood

If you changed finder or replaced finder, Check clearence make sure they look the same as other side. Next loosen bolts to where you can just barely move hood (bothsides) oops befor you do that check hinges on hood make sure there not bent or sprunge if they are replace it or them which ever is the case. OK loosen bolts then pull hood down to the latch don't latch it, but try to line the stub up with latch, carefully raise it up enough to where you can reach under to tighten bolts,( at least one on each side) then rase it up and tighten rest of the bots good luck

i had to elongate the hole in the brackets to get a 1/4 in of adjustment from side to side.

You can't take the grill off because you have to open the hood to get the grill off.Here is a diagram of the latch and cable routing you will have to try to get to the cable from under the car and pull it to open it or use a long screwdriver to unla

REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

See Figures 1, 2 and 3

Fig. Fig. 1: Exploded view of a typical hood mounting

1. Open the hood and support it securely. Mark the hinge location on the hood. If so equipped, disconnect the windshield washer hose from its retaining clamp.

Fig. Fig. 2: Matchmark the position of the hood before removing the retaining bolts

Fig. Fig. 3: Have an assistant secure the hood, then remove the retaining bolts

1. Have an assistant hold the hood in the up position. Remove the hood support and remove the hinge-to-hood bolts.
2. Remove the hood from the vehicle.

To install:

1. Position the hood against the hinges, using the marks made previously on the hood to help with alignment.
2. Have an assistant hold the hood. Install the hinge-to-hood bolts, the hood support and the hood support bolts. If so equipped, install the washer hose.
3. Tighten all bolts securely and check the hood for proper alignment.

ALIGNMENT

Hood
The hood is provided with up-and-down and side-to-side adjustments.

1. To make the side-to-side adjustments:
   1. Loosen the hood attaching bolts and move the hood to the proper position, then tighten the attaching bolts.
   2. Repeat the procedure if necessary.
   
   
2. To make the up-and-down adjustment (at the rear of the hood):
   1. Loosen the hood stop bolts.
   2. Using a screwdriver, turn the hood stop screws clockwise to lower the hood and counterclockwise to raise the hood. Hood is at the proper height when it is flush with the fenders.
   3. Tighten the hood stop bolts.
   4. Repeat the procedure if necessary.
   
   

Hood Latch
See Figure 4

1. Make sure that the hood is properly aligned.
2. Remove the hood latch attaching bolts. Move them as necessary to align with the latch dowel. Tighten the attaching bolts.
3. Remove the locknut on the hood latch dowel, and turn the dowel clockwise to pull the hood tighter and counterclockwise to loosen it. The proper height is when the top of the hood is flush with the fenders.
4. Tighten the dowel locknut after the proper adjustment has been obtained.

Fig. Fig. 4: The hood latch can be adjusted in the directions tch it through the grill.

Most of the time I adjust the doors all the way to the front, supporting the door with a hang strap or a jack with a protector on it. As you first close the door be carefull as the front fenders can be back a bit anf the door and the fender might hit. Most big builds the doors are fitted with the front fenders off and them after the doors aree fitted. ( putting paper in the weather stip and setting the drag of the paper and them the fenders are fitted to match the doors them the hood is fitted to match the fenders, some times the fenders need adjusted some to fit the hood squarely.)

Hello, your switch is on the passengers side kickpanel near the fusebox. There may be an access hole in the panel or its mounted higher close to the dash.

There are a couple of adjustments you can do. That is as long as you can get it open easily wth a second person. On each forward corner of the hood there is a support stop (two total). This adjustment is for the hood to fender alignment. The stops merely turn to adjust (they look like a plastic bolt). Thats a quick and easy. If the hood to fender alignment is good and you don't want to mess up that then the spring attached to the hood is adjustable. Use a very large flat blade screwdriver in the middle of the spring, that screws the center pin up and down. Make sure the latch on the core support is centered recieving the spring assembly.

My son went around a curve one night and hit a tree stump that was in the middle of the road. It put the front bumper under the truck, busted the radiator, the framing brace that supported the radiator and the A/C condenser. There was even wood in the frame from the impact. He also needed to replace a fender from a previous accident. After getting everything installed on the engine, they had a problem putting the fenders back on.

The passenger's side fender fit perfectly except where the hood was hitting in one spot. The fender was about 2 to 3 inches too high and the guys were threatening to take a hammer and beat it down. But after getting a stronger light and searching the frame of the truck from all angles, they found out there was still one bolt that needed to be removed. Once it was removed, the fender went on smoothly. They didn't get to use the hammer like they were threatening!

I have done this for years and am familiar with these cars. The first thing to do is cut in your parts, by that I mean paint the inside edges of your door, fender and hood before you install them. The hood is a no brainer. four bolts probably ten millimeter. The fender is not very hard either, remove headlight and side marker and front bumper. The door needs to be disconnected under the dash and the wires pulled out before removal. Install the door and adjust it till it fits and closes properly, then the fender by lining up the body line before tightning into place. Before putting in the bolts along the top install your hood and align it with the back of the cowl so that it is even gap all the way across then adjust fender gap and tighten down. This will work perfect if your inner structure has not been bent or knocked over. Be glad to help further if you need it