hood sitting to high at cowl?
Open the hood, look at the bolts on the sides. If you just slightly loosen the left and right bolts at the far back (Red arrow)you can lift up more on hood and the hood will pivot down (Yellow Arrow) on the 2 bolts (Green Arrow)you did not loosen.If it doesn't just barely crack loose the forward bolts (Green)so it can pivot but not slide back on you.Lift on hood Then retighthen. Then slowly close the hood and see what you have. If it moved too much dont let the hood fully close lower than the cowl .(Hard to re-open and may chip paint or worse) You can loosen all the bolts but it will be hard to adjust without a couple of people. Trying this may do it and it won't change your hood to fender lines (IF) they are looking good now.
The threads on my Ragtop were stripped and the hood would slide up like yours looks now. I had to enlarge and re-tap the holes to 3/8 thread size. Luckily I have a bucket of old Chrystler bolts and found 4 similar looking bolts to use. Loose bolts in back can make the rear of your hood pop up sometimes as well.
Open the hood, look at the bolts on the sides. If you just slightly loosen the left and right bolts at the far back (Red arrow)you can lift up more on hood and the hood will pivot down (Yellow Arrow) on the 2 bolts (Green Arrow)you did not loosen.If it doesn't just barely crack loose the forward bolts (Green)so it can pivot but not slide back on you.Lift on hood Then retighthen. Then slowly close the hood and see what you have. If it moved too much dont let the hood fully close lower than the cowl .(Hard to re-open and may chip paint or worse) You can loosen all the bolts but it will be hard to adjust without a couple of people. Trying this may do it and it won't change your hood to fender lines (IF) they are looking good now.
The threads on my Ragtop were stripped and the hood would slide up like yours looks now. I had to enlarge and re-tap the holes to 3/8 thread size. Luckily I have a bucket of old Chrystler bolts and found 4 similar looking bolts to use. Loose bolts in back can make the rear of your hood pop up sometimes as well.
