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Well, off and on I've been trying to get a hood on a 50 Chevy 1/2 ton to close properly. Someone else did the body work, and was having trouble getting the hood to go down as it should on the passenger side hinge.

Today I was trying my hand at it again. Finally, out of the corner of my eye, I see a slight crease in the right hand reinforcement brace that goes from the center of the hood to where the hinge attaches.

Backing off and looking I finally saw why the hood would not do what I wanted on the passenger side. The crease in the brace was enough that it it pulling the outer edge of the hood in just a bit. Enough that the hood wants to spring up at the cowl seal just inside of where the brace is bent.

I have gone nuts trying to get this hood to set right. The drivers side does well, but after seeing the brace, I think it will have to straightened some how, or replaced.

Any way, I just hadn't seen this slight crease before today. So if anyone else has trouble getting one side of the hood down, take a second and look to see if that brace is slightly bent.

Thanks, just had to vent. ARggg

When I was home for the holidays I was looking over my hood fitment and was concerned about the RH side. The back corner seems to flair out. In fact I took a picture of it hoping someone on the list could help me with it. I have attached a picture, is this what you were dealing with?

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Just the opposite. The rh side on the one I'm working on tends to want to go in because of the way the crease is bent. Makes the bar curve in more than it should.

I'll be back at the shop Monday, I'll get a picture of this so others cam chime in about the best fix.

Mendonjo,try disconnecting the spring on the passenger side,to see if hood lines up.My hood does that on the left side.I think it means the hole in the hing is worn too big.