AAR hood bows
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11/24/13 10:54 PM
11/24/13 10:54 PM
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Just got my car back from the resto shop. The original hood is bowed, to the point it is above the fender. I know there have been several posts about this and one just recent. Does anybody repair these? Are the aftermarket hoods any good? Better off to live wive with it since it is the original hood? Will it get worse or brake/crack?
My hinges evidently didn't get restored, I can wiggle the hood side to side a little and above where it would rest in the up position. Is that normal, and can they be rebuilt, by whom? I don't let the hood sit pinned and it is too cold to let it sit I the sun, so will have to wait till next year. I also remember posts saying YO was selling the wrong springs , anyone know the final verdict? Coil count and such? Lots of questions so thanks for any answers
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Re: AAR hood bows
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11/25/13 01:01 PM
11/25/13 01:01 PM
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That hood looks very nice and even with the fenders.
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Re: AAR hood bows
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11/25/13 02:30 PM
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How bad is the bowing? Post a picture.
Let's say it fits the discription that was once quoted in a "back in the day" AAR roadtest magazine,...he can check the oil without opening the hood, quite literary!
I'm surprise a "resto" shop let that hood slide by like that, either cut the underbracing and reglass the hood, and repaint the underside, it's going to be a tedious and delicate repair seeing the car is finished in organsol, a new hood will require a reshoot, and organsol, no matter how good the painter, is not going to "match" the paint finish on top of the fenders/header to the new hood, so a complete reshoot of the organsol will be in order for the entire hood/fender/header/door black out if you want a uniform appearance....I'm sure there will be others chimming in on how to remove the springs, use some cinder block/sun nonsense, or in some cases recommend "heat guns" ....IMHO your stuck either living with what you have, replaceing/repainting, or reworking the current hood...
Mike
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Re: AAR hood bows
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11/26/13 02:08 AM
11/26/13 02:08 AM
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Most AARs came with washers between the fenders and the inner fenders in some locations to bow the fenders up to meet the hood
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Re: AAR hood bows
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11/27/13 02:34 PM
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My AAR has never had the fenders off and it has the studs in the three center holes and flat washers underneath them as well. I'm sure my other one at the shop is the same, but it is not sitting in the garage to check. I've heard that AAR's were the only ones that had that setup, but never never knew that it was to match the hood. That might have been a quick fix at the factory, I don't know. I can tell you this, it did not work after they sat in the sun for very long. Gee, without the washers, I could have pulled the motor in and out before I took the springs off!
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