Quiny
12-24-2014, 10:31 AM
Should the hood sit flush with the nose or setback a little. It is even on both sides but if I try to force it flush the fenders curves don't line up that well. I have been playing with the fitment of the headlights for days now. I did find the best way to line up the nose was to assemble it as a whole unit then place it on the frame. I did have to offset one side sail to keep everything even, I think I saw some one else mention that the nose seemed skewed. The nose is up as tight as possible to the lower bar on the radiator mount.
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AZPete
12-26-2014, 05:04 PM
I have also spent LOTS of time getting the headlights to fit. Trim, try, cuss, walk away, trim, try, cuss, walk away . . . repeat. Finally I got the lights with a passable fit and then the hood front wouldn't sit flush at the front. I was able to adjust the space at the front so the hood would slide down flush by repositioning the bolts that attach the headlights to the bucket & frame tabs - the bolts through the headlight tabs at the top. The position of those bolts changes the opening at the bumper slightly. But, changing the width at the front changes the width between the fenders at the rear (near the windshield), so measure the hood width at front and back to set the fenders accordingly. Then, get it all centered left-to-right. To hold the fenders and adjust the width until I could bolt them down I used the rear fender brace from Zero Decibel clamped between the fenders.
Finally, to answer your question: yes the front of the hood can and should be flush but it takes tons of perseverance.
Quiny
12-27-2014, 05:15 PM
I know exactly what you mean, I found when I trimmed the lip on the hood I was able to get the front of the hood almost flush. I have the headlights in but I'm not thrilled with the gap between the lenses and the nose on the bottom. I think I trimmed too much of the bucket. So far this has been the most difficult part for me.