06-12-2017, 04:43 AM | #1 |
Drives: Car Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Florida
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New hood tweaks
Was hoping you guys can help out. Just put on a new carbon fiber hood from carbon creations. It fits pretty well but I need to do some minor tweaking that I can't seem to figure out. When looking from the side above the wheels the hood is taller than the fender. It almost looks like it curves. The back near the windshield is actually down below the fender while the front in relation to the bumper and fender is pretty flush. I've messed with it a good bit and can't seem to find the solution. Any tips?
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06-12-2017, 04:57 PM | #2 |
Drives: 83 el camaro Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: jacksonville florida
Posts: 260
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This can't be fixed by simple adjustments as part likely came out molded this way. This is all too common of an issue with fiberglass hoods which are made with polyester resins. Yours likely is all epoxy resins if it's an all cf product or epoxy over poly if it's just a cf overlay product.
This would be pretty tricky to pull off;;;; shim rear of hood up to desired height, then you'd need to carefully heat up from both sides with heat gun and/ or small electric blower heater, particularly the underneath without overheating material in the area that needs to push down, then weigh down the area that needs to drop & let it set. This is all I can see to do without bodywork . On fiberglass hoods with too proud of a curvature in the centers , sometimes relief cuts & relaying material over brace area is method used. |
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