Aligning the Hood Pins

[mtgibby]

I installed the hood release mechanism. The paint shop installed the pins (dove tails).

What is the best way to align them?

How do you set the depth on the right and left hood bumpers?

 

[silverstude]

If you have the hood weather strip in place to cushion it, methinks the only way to set the depth is by trial an error (opening and closing it while adjusting the pin depth)  

[lschuc]

On 2/20/2017 at 7:30 PM, mtgibby said:

I installed the hood release mechanism. The paint shop installed the pins (dove tails).

What is the best way to align them?

How do you set the depth on the right and left hood bumpers?

 

Ask Brad or stop by the shop.

[Avanti83]

I'm close to the same issue on my 74. 

What I plan to do is hold the engagement lever back so it won't engage then loosen the bolts holding the mechanism so they only hold lightly. I'll lower the hood until the pins center in the mechanism, raise the hood and tighten the bolts. I'll then lower the hood again to be sure the pins are still correctly set and then release the engagement lever. I'll probably coat the pin head with chalk to be sure it looks about right.

I'll also have a couple padded blocks on the firewall to be sure the hood will only lower enough to let the pins enter the lower mechanism.

Raising/lowering the bolts will set the hood depth.

Will it work, Don't know but it's a variation of a procedure I've used for years on things like this.

Just a minor point, I know the wire goes through the mounting hole but it won't when I install it.

Bob