98NBMZ28

So i got my sunoco hood in and I bolted it on and it seems to fit well except along the fenders. On my stock hood it was flat along this edge, and on my sunoco there is like a 90 degree angle so the hood sits up like 1/4 in. I will post pics later my camera is dead but I wanted to see if any others had this problem

98NBMZ28

cell phone pic

ChevyZ28Thunder

Looks like you need to adjust the bump stops up front. I dont know if this picture really shows it but the hood is flush on the Z....

Kingc8r

iTrader: (21)

^ more pix of your car, you have the look I'm trying to achieve

ChevyZ28Thunder

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...512&highlight=

98NBMZ28

the bump stops are all the way down its resting on the inside of the fender. that was a cell phone pic ill take more tomorrow i just wanted to give you guys an idea of what i was talking about

ChevyZ28Thunder

Then it could be a bad hood from VFN which I doubt. But call them DONT email them and explain your issue. VFN has great customer service they will take care of you. FYI mine does not rest on the inner fenders. There are adjustment screws along the fender. You could always mark the fender line with chalk. Then lossen the screws and move the fenders out. It might sit flush then. You can not expect a after market hood to fit out of the box. There will always be little adjustments. Is it like that on both sides?

98NBMZ28

I might have to do that, it is like that on both sides I adjusted it the best i could but im no body man so i could be missing something if i pull the fenders out than there will be a huge gap, if thats the case i might be getting a different hood from VFN for sure

98NBMZ28

ChevyZ28Thunder

Before you move the fenders just do yourself a favor and mark it. And dont move it out all the way move a little at a time to get the hood in. Your hood lock and or latch might need to be adjusted also. Since your not a body man I would suggest taking it to one. If you were looking for a hood to drop in and fit exactly like your stock hood beware. Getting a different hood can have the same exact problem.

ChevyZ28Thunder

From this picture the hood looks to be off to the passenger side. That could be the screws on the hood that hold the struts. You might have to adjust that. Marking the hood struts before taking the old hood off is important to alignment.

98NBMZ28

I did all that stuff ill post pics tomorrow, that was with the hood just sitting on top no bolts were in it.

ChevyZ28Thunder

Not bolts then how can you tell... Anyway if the fit is not good dont worry VFN will take care of you. You can always buy another hood.

98NBMZ28

the pics that i posted have no bolts but after i marked everything i bolted it up adjusted it, there are no huge gaps between the fenders or front clip it just sits very high on the inside of the fender like in the first pick i posted check back tomorrow ill have pics up

vfntech

iTrader: (21)

Hi.
Sorry to hear you're having difficulty installing your hood.
Did you receive instructions along with the hood?
If so, in the instructional sheet you will see a diagram for opening up your hinge area more....from this picture it looks like this needs to be done to drop the hood down. Once it is down you can go back and adjust the hood to fit correctly.
Please try this, it is one of the most common adjustments needed on our hoods. If you're still having some problems after, please email me some overall pics and we'll get it to fit correctly for you. Please email them to: vfnfiberglass@gmail.com
If you did not receive the instructions, please let me know and I can email them to you. Also, Phantomzer0 has a linkie to an install page he designed to help guys install their VFN hoods
Thanks!
Jeanie

nomoneyz

iTrader: (15)

I had this problem with my glastek hood and had to drill my hinges and take a grinder to them also. Hope it doesn't come to that and good luck.

ChevyZ28Thunder

VFN will get you taken care of.