Hood doesn't sit evenly

[IndyFiat]

My hood doesn't sit evenly on the driver side at the top. The rubber that it sits on looks good, so what else could be causing it to sit up in the top corner? Hood is not bent either. Bueller...Anyone...?

[4uall]

Mine does the same even after new rubber hood bumpers. I was informed that it is common as the hood is often opened by one person on one side rather than from the middle

[IndyFiat]

That did go through my mind. Seems like everyone would pick up the hood from one side or the other. Guess the left side is favored the most.

[RRoller123]

You can adjust the position of the hinges a little and that makes a surprising difference in how it sits. Loosen the bolts a little and raise the RF corner slightly and retighten. This should lower the corner at the drivers side rear. I also found that my cowling was sitting a little low, and put a 1/8" piece of rubber under the point where the mounting screw is and it aligned that area much better.

Some folks her have said that the hoods get slightly deformed from years of lifting them by the drivers rear corner, and that if you put a pillow(s) across the middle of the hood on top of the engine and close the hood on them and apply pressure, you can slightly reform it back into shape. I haven't tried this.

You can also slightly lower the position of the hood latch in the center to make it fit more tightly.

Pete

[PininF]

That's good advice Pete,will try that on the weekend as mine does the same , after the engine rebuild the hood doesn't line up anymore so will try and adjust the hinges , will take some before & after pics when I'm done.

Cheers
John

[RRoller123]

The up and down is a PITA as they tend to shift as you tighten them, but you can get the front chrome trim pretty well aligned if you work at it! I haven't tried the "pillow bend" approach, but I may give it a shot.

[albertone]

My mechanic lowered the center latch a bit today and now it sits flush.