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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: colton hicks on March 28, 2012, 10:40:24 am

Title: Hood popping up
Post by: colton hicks on March 28, 2012, 10:40:24 am

Any idea how to fix my hood and keep it from popping up? its lubed well and the hinges are in good shape. i did recently have it buckle on the other side which warped it a little but ive braced that.

Title: Re: Hood popping up
Post by: firefighter on March 28, 2012, 11:29:12 am

Ha Ha, I've dealt with the same thing !!

The consensus is that you either have loose rivets in the hood hinges and or weak springs.

On mine, I did have a few loose hinge rivets that I have since tightened up, but have not had my project truck back on the road enough to hit bumps to see if it comes back up again.

Title: Re: Hood popping up
Post by: VileZambonie on March 28, 2012, 11:44:44 am

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,23253.msg193658.html#msg193658

Replace the hinges

Title: Re: Hood popping up
Post by: colton hicks on March 28, 2012, 10:54:13 pm

Is there a good place to order them offline and I checked the rivets and they are a bit loose.

Title: Re: Hood popping up
Post by: VileZambonie on March 29, 2012, 06:47:44 pm

Did you click on the link?

Title: Re: Hood popping up
Post by: colton hicks on March 30, 2012, 12:24:08 pm

 Yea I did my phone wont load the page ill wait till I get on a computer and try thanks.