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Offline rustys82

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hood dimensions
« on: May 16, 2010, 05:05:30 pm »
could some of you please measure the width of you hoods. i have just converted from my 82 front to a 89 jimmy front. and i seam to have at large gap at the front of the hood and fenders. about 3/8 to 1/2. any help would be heplful
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: hood dimensions
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2010, 03:51:32 am »
did you use any shims, how does the bottom of the fender match up to the door
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Offline rustys82

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Re: hood dimensions
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2010, 05:03:59 pm »
no shims. and the gap at the fender and door is good. my father thinks its the wrong hood but i told him all hood 81-87 plus crew cab and burbs/blazers are the same. it just seems like the core support is too wide we measured it before we installed it.
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: hood dimensions
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2010, 07:23:40 pm »
They are all the same 81 up so you just need to make some adjustments
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Offline rustys82

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Re: hood dimensions
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2010, 06:40:19 pm »
vile, thats what i thought, it just seems weird.
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Re: hood dimensions
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2010, 02:14:48 pm »
Yeah my gaps got all wonky (well, wonkier) after I did my front end swap too. Just gotta spend a bunch of time tweaking and adjusting. Tedious but achievable apparently.
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