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Hood misalignment with new hinges

68red440

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A hood hinge broke a few months ago on my '68 Coronet. I bought two new ones and had them painted. With the adjustments all the way down, the back of the hood sits exactly 1/4" above the cowl and fenders on both sides. Is this common? Is there a way to lower it further? I thought of lengthening the slots, but the bottom of the hinge is right at the top of the radius of the inner fender.

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Maybe try moving the rear of the hinge down and the front of the hinge up? Think I had that issue once.
 
No that is not normal. As DC said above the front needs to move up.....
 
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