Phil,
You are doing so well on that job.! That hood work is not easy from a handling point of view, The last time I had mine off was around 30 years ago when I tried to improve slightly the height of the hood relative to the fender on one side. Still using the original two datum holes for the hood I ended up applying a slight downward torque by hand to the top pf the lid holding it there and tightening the bolts. It worked for me and so far not caused a problem. Of course my rubber seal has compressed a lot more in 30 years and made the closure even a little better. I had no idea then of procedures Justin has advised us of but not sure I would ever have been brave enough to use the slitting saw etc.
Well done again on your effort.
Roy
You are doing so well on that job.! That hood work is not easy from a handling point of view, The last time I had mine off was around 30 years ago when I tried to improve slightly the height of the hood relative to the fender on one side. Still using the original two datum holes for the hood I ended up applying a slight downward torque by hand to the top pf the lid holding it there and tightening the bolts. It worked for me and so far not caused a problem. Of course my rubber seal has compressed a lot more in 30 years and made the closure even a little better. I had no idea then of procedures Justin has advised us of but not sure I would ever have been brave enough to use the slitting saw etc.
Well done again on your effort.
Roy
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