Rembrant Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Gentlemen, As I reassembled the front clip on this truck, something I haven't gotten quite right is the hood apparently. I may have bent the hood...I screwed up a couple things as I was putting it all back together, but my end result now is that the back edge of the hood is sitting lower than the cowl panel, and the hood hits it when opening and closing...you can see the paint chips. I don't know if you can see it in the picture below? The cowl panel is down all the way, so the back edge of the hood is too low in the center. How would I go about correcting this? All other edges are lined up pretty well at this point. Should I put something under the back of the hood to try and bend it up? What would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I'm not a body guy (Dave, are you in the house?) but I think the hood is pretty stiff compared to the cowl. Have you considered the cowl might need to go down in the center? Alright, you say it's all the way down.... It doesn't seem easy to bend a hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I'm not a body guy (Dave, are you in the house?) but I think the hood is pretty stiff compared to the cowl. Have you considered the cowl might need to go down in the center? Alright, you say it's all the way down.... It doesn't seem easy to bend a hood. Cory, as Jim mentioned, the cowl appears lifted in the middle. If attempting to mount the wiper blade arms, is there sufficient clearance regarding the two splined shafts? Compare the available splined area with your 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Cory, as Jim mentioned, the cowl appears lifted in the middle. If attempting to mount the wiper blade arms, is there sufficient clearance regarding the two splined shafts? Compare the available splined area with your 1984. I would look at the cowl again to make sure it is in place. It is either to high in the center or the center of the hood is to flat as the 2 don't look to flow the same lines? When the hood was off was it laid flat where someone could of step on it flatting the center? The other thing it was like that and you did not see it before now? So if the cowl is down all the way then the hood is flat in the center and should have a little bow to it how to get that bow back? The safe way would be to remove the hood lay it on the ground with a 2x4 or 4x4 in the center and push down on each side to put the bow back in. You may need to do this a few times as you don't want to go too much at 1 time. The other a little more risky is to leave the hood in place and use that adjusting 2x4 between the hood & cowl and close it to put the bow back in. The risk is it can hurt the cowl panel and / or bend the hinges and not bow the hood. You could also adjust the hood forward more to clear the cowl, that may be how it was clearing before the work? But the bow would still be off from the cowl. So its your call how to go about the fix. Me if the cowl is down all the way, remove the hood to re-bow. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 I would look at the cowl again to make sure it is in place. It is either to high in the center or the center of the hood is to flat as the 2 don't look to flow the same lines? When the hood was off was it laid flat where someone could of step on it flatting the center? The other thing it was like that and you did not see it before now? So if the cowl is down all the way then the hood is flat in the center and should have a little bow to it how to get that bow back? The safe way would be to remove the hood lay it on the ground with a 2x4 or 4x4 in the center and push down on each side to put the bow back in. You may need to do this a few times as you don't want to go too much at 1 time. The other a little more risky is to leave the hood in place and use that adjusting 2x4 between the hood & cowl and close it to put the bow back in. The risk is it can hurt the cowl panel and / or bend the hinges and not bow the hood. You could also adjust the hood forward more to clear the cowl, that may be how it was clearing before the work? But the bow would still be off from the cowl. So its your call how to go about the fix. Me if the cowl is down all the way, remove the hood to re-bow. Dave ---- Stupid question but I can’t remember the answer... Can the cowl panel be removed without removing the hood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Stupid question but I can’t remember the answer... Can the cowl panel be removed without removing the hood? Yes, but it is a pain. I loosened the hinge bolts to get a bit more room and then supported the front of the hood with a 3' long 2x4 to get the right angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Stupid question but I can’t remember the answer... Can the cowl panel be removed without removing the hood? You have to do it with the hood (about) half opened. Much easier to remove the antenna first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 You have to do it with the hood (about) half opened. Much easier to remove the antenna first. Ok, I'm going to pull the cowl and check to make sure that nothing is stuck under it. I've tried to push it down and even tapped it with a rubber mallet along the edge, and it sure seems like it's bottomed out. The screw holes are all lined up...at least I think they are. I'll check it, and if not, bend the hood. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 You have to do it with the hood (about) half opened. Much easier to remove the antenna first. Yes, that's why I used a 3' 2x4 to support the front of the hood. That held it part way open and got the maximum clearance. Plus it took some load off the hinges, which allowed me to loosen the bolts and slide the hood forward a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Yes, that's why I used a 3' 2x4 to support the front of the hood. That held it part way open and got the maximum clearance. Plus it took some load off the hinges, which allowed me to loosen the bolts and slide the hood forward a bit. I've never had to loosen the hinges, but (I think) the only material difference in our cowls is slots v/ holes. All the profiles are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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