Help with Hood Adjustment!!!

Mustvid · 05-12-2002, 01:31 AM

I have recently installed a Harwood 2 1/2 Cowl hood on my 89 coupe. The front aligns fine but the rear is about a 1/2 inch to high. Are the hood hinges adjustable? Has anyone had this problem? Please adive what I can do to fix.

Mach 1 · 05-12-2002, 10:29 AM

Yes, the hood hinges are adjustable. Loosen the bolts to the firewall, and you can slide them down. They might stick, theres some rubber boots behind them that sticks to the hinges. Just pull the hinges and the rubber boots, then reinstall and adjust.

drudis · 05-12-2002, 01:53 PM

...and if that dont work, you can actually hand-bend the hinges to give you some adjustability. I didnt have to, but others like that gap in the rear of a stock hood...

05-12-2002, 01:31 AM	#1
Mustvid Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 41	Help with Hood Adjustment!!! I have recently installed a Harwood 2 1/2 Cowl hood on my 89 coupe. The front aligns fine but the rear is about a 1/2 inch to high. Are the hood hinges adjustable? Has anyone had this problem? Please adive what I can do to fix. __________________ 92 Coupe, Wild Strawberry, Black interior, Jasper Perf AOD, 3:73's Kanaen Hood, Polished Typhoon Intake.March Underdrives, Mac Cold Air, Mac Ceramic Longtube headers, Flowmaster 2 Chamber, Mac Pro Chamber, Black Magic Fan, Pro-M 75mm MAF, Accufab 65mm TB, MSD Coil, MSD6BTM, 1.7r rockers, FMS 9mm wires

05-12-2002, 10:29 AM	#2
Mach 1 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,866	Yes, the hood hinges are adjustable. Loosen the bolts to the firewall, and you can slide them down. They might stick, theres some rubber boots behind them that sticks to the hinges. Just pull the hinges and the rubber boots, then reinstall and adjust. __________________ 2002 GT 1993 GT (SOLD) '93 Mustang GT RHC member #142

05-12-2002, 01:53 PM	#3
drudis Moderator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Livonia, MI, USA Posts: 1,194	...and if that dont work, you can actually hand-bend the hinges to give you some adjustability. I didnt have to, but others like that gap in the rear of a stock hood... __________________ Darius Rudis, Moderator Corner Carvers Delight 1989 Mustang LX - Open Track Car http://www.dariusrudis.com

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