The Ford Barn

Bobster · 01-12-2011, 08:04 PM

When I purchased my '28 (halted restoration), the fellow who painted it had it "tacked" together just enough to deliver it to the previous owner. It had no fender or cowl welting and fenders were attached with a couple of bolts. I removed fenders, running boards, and splash panels to do the fenders and loosened the cowl for welting. I got everything to bolt up fine except for the hood (removed for painting). It fits tight to the cowl on the right side, but with a larger gap on the left at the cowl. Also the hood does not "roll" with the contour of the cowl very well. It gaps at the rounded corners before it drops to the louvered side panels. I have rolled up some towels to place under the raised hood and then tried to gently bend a better curvature. Long story short, it there a thread or help file for this problem? Thanks for any suggestions. BW

01-12-2011, 08:04 PM	#1
Bobster Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 52	Hood alignment on 1928 AR Roadster When I purchased my '28 (halted restoration), the fellow who painted it had it "tacked" together just enough to deliver it to the previous owner. It had no fender or cowl welting and fenders were attached with a couple of bolts. I removed fenders, running boards, and splash panels to do the fenders and loosened the cowl for welting. I got everything to bolt up fine except for the hood (removed for painting). It fits tight to the cowl on the right side, but with a larger gap on the left at the cowl. Also the hood does not "roll" with the contour of the cowl very well. It gaps at the rounded corners before it drops to the louvered side panels. I have rolled up some towels to place under the raised hood and then tried to gently bend a better curvature. Long story short, it there a thread or help file for this problem? Thanks for any suggestions. BW __________________ BW in WV