1969 Dart Swinger
Well I have the car down to almost a shell. I wanted to work on some body line adjustments before I put it on the rotisserie.
I started to do some adjusting on the hood and found out in a hurry why it's body lines were off. On both of the areas where the hood contacts the front round rubber adjusters the hood has been smashed in. I figured I could just get a "J" hook in there and bring it back out with a slide hammer. The back of the hood was higher then the cowl so I figured I would adjust that first. On the very first bolt I knew there was trouble, it was a F*@&n metric bolt jammed in there. When I pulled it out I seen more issues. The area where the bolts go through the hood were torn and some pieces missing. I knew then that I would have to separate the hood skin from the frame and make the repairs. I figured what the hell, if I screw it up it's only $600, half of what I paid for the whole car. Below are the pic's of the separation and area's that need repair. This is actually a good thing, I can make the repairs to the bumper area and stregthen the hinge area as well. I'm sure the whole project will be like this, the further I get into it the further I will need to tear it down.
Well I have the car down to almost a shell. I wanted to work on some body line adjustments before I put it on the rotisserie.
I started to do some adjusting on the hood and found out in a hurry why it's body lines were off. On both of the areas where the hood contacts the front round rubber adjusters the hood has been smashed in. I figured I could just get a "J" hook in there and bring it back out with a slide hammer. The back of the hood was higher then the cowl so I figured I would adjust that first. On the very first bolt I knew there was trouble, it was a F*@&n metric bolt jammed in there. When I pulled it out I seen more issues. The area where the bolts go through the hood were torn and some pieces missing. I knew then that I would have to separate the hood skin from the frame and make the repairs. I figured what the hell, if I screw it up it's only $600, half of what I paid for the whole car. Below are the pic's of the separation and area's that need repair. This is actually a good thing, I can make the repairs to the bumper area and stregthen the hinge area as well. I'm sure the whole project will be like this, the further I get into it the further I will need to tear it down.