Trouble fitting fiberglass hood
01-07-2007, 12:03 AM
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Trouble fitting fiberglass hood Had to do quite a few things to the hood to get it on then when I get it on it sits higher then the fenders and its pretty noticable tried adjusting pretty much everything. Only thing I can think of is making some brackets to bring the fenders up. Anybody else have this problem and how did you fix it ? Any help is appreciated.
01-07-2007, 04:56 PM
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Here is some pictures, i am thinking your right I am going have to wait till the weekend and take the hood back off and slot all the holes biggers so I an adjust more.
01-08-2007, 12:11 AM
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Ouch, looking ruff now. Did you have the hood painted before it was ever on the car? It is better if you have it one the car for about a week or so with daily driving so that the fiberglass cures completely and has no chance of changing its shape at all.
For sure the driver side hinge needs to go down. Make sure that the hood stops are screwd down on the passenger side also.
For sure the driver side hinge needs to go down. Make sure that the hood stops are screwd down on the passenger side also.
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The hood also looks twisted. You need to drop the driver side down, then loosen the hood latch and pull the center down. After that raise the hood stops in the front driver side to make the passenger side drop down some to. Try all that and see were you are at.
01-08-2007, 12:36 AM
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Yea I painted it before I put it on my car didnt think it would be that off. Yea the hood is twisted or the mold was bad. Gonna try all your sugestions this weekend and what ever else I can think of or the stock hood is going back on. Thanks
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01-10-2007, 07:02 PM
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at least its a camaro... i spent a few quality hours fitting mine on my TA, still not perfect, but **** it, its winter and im not painting it anytime soon, thought i was done and the headlights wouldnt flip up... 
a little while later it fit good enough not to destroy itself and the lights work, someday ill go get it right, but its too damn cold and i work third shift so screw it, lets have a beer
a little while later it fit good enough not to destroy itself and the lights work, someday ill go get it right, but its too damn cold and i work third shift so screw it, lets have a beer 
02-15-2007, 12:10 PM
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Yea I painted it before I put it on my car didnt think it would be that off. Yea the hood is twisted or the mold was bad. Gonna try all your sugestions this weekend and what ever else I can think of or the stock hood is going back on. Thanks
02-18-2007, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ZRO
Yea I painted it before I put it on my car didnt think it would be that off. Yea the hood is twisted or the mold was bad. Gonna try all your sugestions this weekend and what ever else I can think of or the stock hood is going back on. Thanks
02-18-2007, 05:22 PM
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Get some hood pins and be done with it. That thing looks like it'll never be straight. Line up the hinges even on both sides-ditch the latch and put 2 pins, one behind each headlight.
03-04-2007, 08:54 PM
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Dude I know what is wrong with it. That hood is for a trans am not a camaro! No wonder it doesn't fit. I can see how you could get mixed up with them both being f-bodies and all.
03-04-2007, 09:56 PM
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I can relate! Put my fenders on today, my cars been wrecked in the past... but the latch is all the way up, fenders all the way down, and still the hoods too low. Its extremely frustrating, but you'll get it figured out.
03-04-2007, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by novass72
Dude I know what is wrong with it. That hood is for a trans am not a camaro! No wonder it doesn't fit. I can see how you could get mixed up with them both being f-bodies and all.
Dude take it in, If your not a bodyman that looks real messed up...
03-05-2007, 12:14 AM
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eeekkkk! if you dont mind, did you buy a quality hood? i know a less expensive/quality body part will usualy take some massaging and maybe even some reshaping...not somthing to do after the hood is painted...