Hood hinge bars adjustment

[mossy]

Is there any way to adjust these, with no bars the bonnet sits just below the headlight scoops but with them in the bonnet sticks up way past them?

[T.A.P]

I had the same problem, you will need to adjust the resistant angle of the either end of the bar so that it generates less resistant when you close the hood. The bar is bloody hard to bend by hand so dont even try, I used a torch to heat up the section where it bends upwards and once it got red hot I used a plier to adjust the resistant angle of the bar.

 

If you need more clarification I can take some pics and post them up...my explaination is best at ESL level.

[zzzzed]

I also had this problem but i instead elongated the holes on the hinges

[Riceburner]

I thought the hinge holes were already elongated?

[T.A.P]

With the bar you can easily adjust the angle at anytime...with the hole its hard to go back.

[mossy]

If you can post a pic of your mod TAP that would be great. I've actually changed the hood hinges as well which helped a bit as the others had heaps of slop

[zzzzed]

With the bar you can easily adjust the angle at anytime...with the hole its hard to go back.

 

holes can be re welded either way works I didnt have an oxy handy at the time so i elongated the holes instead. doubt i will go back now its sitting fine

[T.A.P]

 

Mossy, I used the oxy torch to heat up the 90 degree bend section and once it got hot I used the plier to bend the rod to the left (if its for the right hinge, and right if its for the left hinge), you can do this on either end of the bar. Bend it little by little, the bar will lose its resistant strength after this depending on the angle variation thus it will be heavier when you lift the hood up. Not a problem for me but you should keep that in mind, still way better than the hood sticking up. Cheers

 

Thach

[mossy]

About to try this tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes