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<blockquote data-quote="Cadder61" data-source="post: 136472" data-attributes="member: 4283"><p>Thanks for the backup, thought I was on the right track but with something like this I wanted to be sure. </p><p></p><p>Now the second question. When looking at the car last night, noted that my rear hood corners were slightly higher than the fenders beside them. On the left, it just seems to be a bit of "curl" in the glass of the hood (seen many similar pics online) and the hood is solid in the latch and on the hood bumper. On the right, the hood is somewhat higher and once latched, I can still press it down (against latch pin spring resistance) almost a quarter of an inch before it contacts the adjustment bumper. Given how high the hood corner is, the latch pin would seem to be too high and/or the bumper too low.</p><p></p><p>The previous owner loved driving her car and tried to keep the appearance up but was not really mechanically inclined and the car suffers from a lot of what I call "benign neglect" - not really ignoring a problem but just did not know what might be an issue that needed attention. She relied on friends and a succession of mechanical shops to look after the mechanical end, some of whom were experts with Vettes and some who were much less so. The hood adjustment has obviously been altered; now I am wondering if that may have caused the crack with extra movement / flex or could it have been altered to lessen stress on the crack after it appeared? If I correct the latch pin, might I just induce stress that could bring the crack back (after repair) or would I be preventing another re-occurrence because it would be more solid. Thoughts anyone?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadder61, post: 136472, member: 4283"] Thanks for the backup, thought I was on the right track but with something like this I wanted to be sure. Now the second question. When looking at the car last night, noted that my rear hood corners were slightly higher than the fenders beside them. On the left, it just seems to be a bit of "curl" in the glass of the hood (seen many similar pics online) and the hood is solid in the latch and on the hood bumper. On the right, the hood is somewhat higher and once latched, I can still press it down (against latch pin spring resistance) almost a quarter of an inch before it contacts the adjustment bumper. Given how high the hood corner is, the latch pin would seem to be too high and/or the bumper too low. The previous owner loved driving her car and tried to keep the appearance up but was not really mechanically inclined and the car suffers from a lot of what I call "benign neglect" - not really ignoring a problem but just did not know what might be an issue that needed attention. She relied on friends and a succession of mechanical shops to look after the mechanical end, some of whom were experts with Vettes and some who were much less so. The hood adjustment has obviously been altered; now I am wondering if that may have caused the crack with extra movement / flex or could it have been altered to lessen stress on the crack after it appeared? If I correct the latch pin, might I just induce stress that could bring the crack back (after repair) or would I be preventing another re-occurrence because it would be more solid. Thoughts anyone? [/QUOTE]
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