You should do these for other people and finance your build that way. I know I'd send you a couple sets.@johnpblack it looks like you need to rebuild your hinges! That hood is up more than 1/4 inch!
You should do these for other people and finance your build that way. I know I'd send you a couple sets.@johnpblack it looks like you need to rebuild your hinges! That hood is up more than 1/4 inch!
Agreed! Nice work Don. You can be the Leo of hood hinges.You should do these for other people and finance your build that way. I know I'd send you a couple sets.
Yeah I have thought about it, but I already have very little time to work on my car.You should do these for other people and finance your build that way. I know I'd send you a couple sets.
Thanks Sarge,Agreed! Nice work Don. You can be the Leo of hood hinges.
Thank you Rebel, car time is probably gonna slow down as the weather gets nicer, yard work, grandson's ball games, wifes honey do projects, camping....Nice job Don. Good to see your updates.
So the next thing I did was straighten out the rear valance and corners.
Before
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Fixing the left side
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and the right side
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All done. It looks a lot better.
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Next up, fitting the bumper.
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So after bolting it in, its a little off!
To high. It needs to come down
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And it's not clocked right. The top needs to rotate inward
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So this is how I decided to get it clocked. I modified the bumper brackets by slicing the ends and bending it down then tacking
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This is the result
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The drivers side need a little more rotation.
And the entire bumper needs to drop
Is there a better way to do this?