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putting hood on car alone #993329
05/15/11 11:48 PM
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i have a strange problem, i am needing to put the hood back on my car and do not have anybody that can help me, everytime i go to ask somebody it falls thru, and i really do not want to just call somebody up and ask them to help, has anybody ever rigged up some type of harness and used a cherry picker to put the hood on? i know this sounds like a very stupid question, however, i am desperate, i have almost when downtown and picked up a homeless person and pay him to help me put on my hood, i have basically done my whole 4year restoration by myself and do not have alot of friends to help


Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: cornet684me] #993330
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pickup/pay a homeless guy & grab some blankets & take your time/no rush/stop & readjust if you need to as you're almost there. Dont need scratches/dents at this stage of the game


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Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: RapidRobert] #993331
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i hear you Robert, i think i am almost at the burned out stage in this build, 4 years, butt load of cash, still chasing my tail and only driven the car about 50miles, i find something else wrong everytime i take the car out, i have some neighbors that get together on the weekends and watch football, maybe i can go over with a 12pack and get the help before they start on the 12pack!

Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: cornet684me] #993332
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Homeless guys work cheap, might grab 2 of em, dont wanna make any scratches


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Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: RapidRobert] #993333
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thanks for the input Robert, i will report back next week with the results, i have had to repaint cowl and had to buy new hinges, so your right , need to keep my wits,

Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: cornet684me] #993334
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I have done it by myself more than once. I lay thick blankets in the cowl area and set the rear hood on the blankets and then support the front of the hood with 2x4 and carefully bolt it up. I am 6'3" and am pretty strong. It can be done, but I am a big guy. My wife reminds me of that all the time like when I was ripping 4x4 sheets of drywall of the wall this weekend.

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Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: cornet684me] #993336
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Challenger 1 would (probably) help you (maybe even for free) but he's too far away so go grab some homeless guys & yeah they'll work cheap (I know I did when I was homeless) plus you'll b stimulating the economy in a roundabout way plus we gotta move on to the next prob


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Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: cornet684me] #993337
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Been there, done it before. I worry about the back of the hood sliding back into the windshield.
'71 Charger hoods are huge
Place hood over hinges, support front of hood with engine hoist, lift front of hood, while making sure it does not slid back.

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Man Handle it like Challenger 1!!!

Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: MuuMuu101] #993339
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I installed my Challenger hood by screwing an I-bolt in the ceiling of the garage and a strap (or rope) through the I-bolt and to the hood. You might want to leave a little slack in it to lift it over the hood springs. Worked for me.




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Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: bobbyb] #993340
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Load the hood into a pickup and take it to a body shop. Then drive the car to the body shop and pay them to do it. The consequences of cheaping out are much greater than an hours labor. A body guy can install the hood in minutes without damaging the car. A homeless guy may work cheap but does he really understand or care about your car? I think not.

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I've done the thick folded towels, works great but I always like to have someone hold hood up while hooking up hinges, and also for an extra set of eyes while aligning hood so it doesn't scrape off any paint. I like to drill 1/8 inch holes thru hinges and hood so that you never have to worry about aligning hood again in case you have to remove it down the road.

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Hoods are overrated ...go hoodless

Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: cornet684me] #993343
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I like to put tape on the edges when I mount a hood. Also I take off the front wheels and lower the front end as low as possible. I put this hood on by myself.

Ever put the front hood on without the engine and get under there to checkout the clearance?
This the view your engine has 24/7.



I have always worked by myself, when I think about it, I couldn't do it if I wasn't big guy.

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Quote:

Hoods are overrated ...go hoodless




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Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: RapidRobert] #993346
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When I was 16-17 I did a 77 Cordoba hood by myself. Somehow got it balanced on my head with a handhold on both edges, then lowered it toward the windshield. At 5-10 and about 130? lbs back then, probably lucky to have done that with only a few scratches in the cowl area.

There are some pulley-hoist things on teh market for handling Jeep hardtops, and others for garage-ceiling storage. Perhaps one of those would work?

Re: putting hood on car alone [Re: cornet684me] #993347
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I almost always put hoods on myself and remove them also. I do like challenger1 put some blankets down and lift the hood so the rear is resting on the hinge and then put the front bolts in and then support the hood with something and do the other bolts. adjust as needed. I don't remove the wheels and a roadrunner hood is pushing it for me.would hate to do a c body I'm old about 6 foot and 230lbs

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forgive me for getting off topic, i just wanna say that is a shard looking paint job what color is that?

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