confused about hood hinge

[Michael B.]

Good Evening All and happy new year.

I was about to start aligning the hood as I try to align the front clip before bonding. The rivet that hold the top of the hood hinge reinforcement in place on top of the fender skirt is flat but not flush yet the hood hinge itself and the shim are flat without a recess and the fibreglass on top is not recessed either.

At some point I thought I saw a U shaped shim to accomodate the rivet but I don't see such a thing in the AIM or any catalogues. I drilled one of the rivets out to confirm this was not recessed. (Rivet and reinforcement AIM pg 376; hood hinge and shim AIM pg 373).

I don't see how the hinge would be tightened down without distorting something. What am missing ?? The obvious solution is just to leave off the rivet to provide the flat surface but I know there was a rivet there.

Thanks for the help.

Michael B.

[Wayne W.]

Re: confused about hood hinge

There should be a relief in the panel, however some did not have that particular rivet installed from the factory anyway. If you want to leave it off, it will not hurt a thing.

[Michael B.]

Re: confused about hood hinge

Hi Wayne.

Thanks for the quick response. This definitely had rivets at the top, but no relief. I see the original indent from the rivet and from the hinge plate but no "relief". I suppose t possible the fibreglass was deflected down originally.

Either way, it was a relief to get a quick answer

Michael B.

[Wayne W.]

Re: confused about hood hinge

This is what the relief should look like.

[Michael B.]

Re: confused about hood hinge

I'm glad you sent this because mine looks nothing like yours. Mine is a flat surface across the top.
Perfect, rivets stay off. I just drilled out the other side.

Thanks again.


Michael B.