Hood fitment

Hi all,

I’m in the process of fitting a new hood as part of a restoration and i’m not totally convinced the hood has been made right. It’s not the best quality made hood I’ve ever seen and unfortunatley I don’t have an original hood with which to compare. As you can see in the piccy below, at the front where it fits under the aluminum ‘cant rail’ there’s a 1/4" flange of trim at the end. I know not everyone’s hood is good at speeds but this is only going to aid lifting it off :confused: ! Would anyone be able to post a picture or two which might show how much excess material protudes forward of the metal inserts for locating the front of the hood. I’m expecting a trip to the trimmers to get the hood modified but it would be of great help to at least know what an orginal was like.

Cheers

Wayne

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guess most people have fixed heads then !?

I can’t send you any photos since my car is in the process of renovation but I do know that the hood never looked like yours. It should not have the upturned lip like yours. Maybe you can take a photo of the top of the windscreen without the hood in place, then it might be obvious to us where the problem lies. Was your car converted from a coupe to a DHC?