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| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | hey guys,
i was test driving my 57 chevy 3100 yesterday, and going about 50mph, and it was really windy ouside, and i guess the wind was really coming in under the hood through the grille and radiator, because the top of the hood was shaking about, almost seemed as if it would tear through. LOL.
the outer edges of the hood was fine, just the center section.
any of you guys have this happen to you ?
my hood does have the 2 cross bars going from front to back, diagoanlly.
probably just an old truck acting like one. LOL.
thanks..leonard,. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Mine dances around pretty good, too. I do know that the adjustment of the latch can be touchy, took me several tries to get it right to keep it from bouncing at the front.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | thanks longbox55. my latch is adjusted fine, no worrys there, but the middle sheet metal really dabces around at speed and with wind..thanks..leonard | | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 | Is there some of of felt tar strips between the hood and diagonal cross bar supports? That's what my 63 and 68 trucks have.
Larry
I don't own a vehicle that isn't old enough to drink.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | LGRIFFIN, i will check tomorrow, but i dont think so. i think the cross bars are about 1-2 inches away fromt he hood...thanks..
leonard | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the TF trucks have nothing between the X bars and the skin, they're meant to keep the hood "square" .... the sheet metal skin on the 55-57's does wow a lot at speed, especially if there's also gusty winds - nothing to be done about it, the shape change in 58 eliminated the behavior
Bill | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | wow. thanks red... somehting i dont have to worry about. LOL.
thanks...leonard | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 166 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 166 | Mine bounces around pretty good the second I get over 60. Its missing some of that felt stuff.
One of these days I will get around to fixing that.
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