Hood question help please

[Ozz 7]

The hood on my 312-8 seems to be missing something.  Where the hood "lands" is the instrument panel, is this right?  Edge to edge?  See picture.  

[kpinnc 12,004]

There should be a "landing" under that hood edge. A small approximate 1/2 inch lip under there. Also there should be an u-shaped rubber piece that goes on the hoodstand. 

 

So the hood should extend about a half inch over the edge of the stand. You can use a foam door/ window edge insulator as a short term fix. 

[Skwerl58 704]

The hood should be a little straighter along the lower edge. I cut a slit in old fuel line and push it over the edge of the "dash stand" to help cut down on rattle and vibration. The hoods also wear at the pivot on the front and that can cause it to fit uneven at the dash stand. I swapped my  pivot rod for bolts and they have worked great. 

[Ozz 7]

9 hours ago, kpinnc said:

There should be a "landing" under that hood edge. A small approximate 1/2 inch lip under there. Also there should be an u-shaped rubber piece that goes on the hoodstand. 

 

So the hood should extend about a half inch over the edge of the stand. You can use a foam door/ window edge insulator as a short term fix. 

Thank you.

[Lee1977 6,656]

The hood hinges have adjustable slots, it can be move forward or back to make it fit better. I adjusted mine and also used slotted fuel line over the edge of the hood stand. As said above the hood should be stright accros the back. The hinge holes may also worn and cause the hood to raddle .

I repaired mine by welding a piece of 1/8" metal to them. The metal should be on the outside of the hinge, not like I have it in the picture.

Edited May 17 by Lee1977