Gary Lewis Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I pulled the cowl again and it was fine. It was the hood that was bent. I stuck a 2x4 under it and it very easily bent back up. All good now. I didn’t think it would bend that easy but it did. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Bummer! I was hoping you’d find your socket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Bummer! I was hoping you’d find your socket! Yes a 2x4 is a body mans best friend The same 2x4 works on doors that are twisted also Good to hear all is ok now with the hood. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampedout Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Bummer! I was hoping you’d find your socket! Yes a 2x4 is a body mans best friend The same 2x4 works on doors that are twisted also Good to hear all is ok now with the hood. Dave ---- Did you bend it on the truck or remove it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Did you bend it on the truck or remove it? Bent it on the truck in about one minute. I did the center, and then once on each side of center, and boom, the hood is all aligned evenly with the cowl again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Did you bend it on the truck or remove it? Bent it on the truck in about one minute. I did the center, and then once on each side of center, and boom, the hood is all aligned evenly with the cowl again. Any idea how it got flattened? And, how much width did it lose when you arched it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 Any idea how it got flattened? And, how much width did it lose when you arched it? It's kind of hard to explain, but I will try. When I put the fenders back on the truck, I used stainless motor alignment shims that we have in kits in the shop. They are fine, except they have a tab sticking out that factory shims to not. Anyway, I didn't realize it at the time, but these tabs sticking out on both side interfered with the hood springs when closed. The hood was hard to close, but I slammed it closed anyway (several times). So I think what happened was that when I did this it bent the outer edges of the hood UP, thus causing the middle of the hood to bow downwards. That's all I can think of at least...the hood was resting up again the wall on its side...so maybe it got hit then when it was just sitting around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Any idea how it got flattened? And, how much width did it lose when you arched it? It's kind of hard to explain, but I will try. When I put the fenders back on the truck, I used stainless motor alignment shims that we have in kits in the shop. They are fine, except they have a tab sticking out that factory shims to not. Anyway, I didn't realize it at the time, but these tabs sticking out on both side interfered with the hood springs when closed. The hood was hard to close, but I slammed it closed anyway (several times). So I think what happened was that when I did this it bent the outer edges of the hood UP, thus causing the middle of the hood to bow downwards. That's all I can think of at least...the hood was resting up again the wall on its side...so maybe it got hit then when it was just sitting around. Sounds reasonable. I've just got some Bondo spreaders for fender shims, but it seems I have a similar problem, so appreciate you sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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