Hood or Body Front Warping From Heat??? Monte SS

[ed1948]

Is it possible?
Came back from a 1/2 hour slow speed drive last night and noticed both front corners of the hood were above the fenders by an 1/8". There is clearance at the rubber hood bumpers and the hood latch is good
Funny, when I installed the front body parts everything was aligned well with nothing protruding excessively.
So this morning I go to get my 5 lb sledge to perform a minor adjustment and lo and behold - the hood is flush.

 

[85442/86buick]

Ed,
Well ,the hood saw you coming with adjustment tool..and you scared it back into shape.

did the car sit in the sun for a few hours, at say a show & shine ?

Metal expanding in the heat...

Dave

 

[ed1948]

Outside temps were moderate and it was evening and it's white paint.
The front hood corners had actually lifted their bumpers off the rad supp.
The hood has the insulator - don't know if that keeps hood cooler or traps the heat after a drive when you get heat soak.

 

[axisg]

the DS front of my hood does that as well when it gets hot out. Maybe its a white car thing LOL

Which car shows do you tend to attend BTW ? I have been making the rounds this summer with my son. We even venture past Yonge St on occasion ( gasp ! ). We did Princess Auto on McCowan 2 weeks ago and on Monday I may hit the Markham show weather permitting. I see the same cars at the shows for 10 years now on the west end of the city so time to venture out whilst the boy has interest.

 

[motorheadmike]

Get hood pins. 😉

 

[pontiacgp]

If the hood got hot enough to deform the paint would have melted

 

[ed1948]

A Solution...I lowered the hood lock latch by an 1/8" so it's just below the top surface of the nose. Then the rubber bumper were readjusted on a cold hood to just below flush. I feel this tensions the hood and when it warms now there is less to none lifting of the sides.

I like finding solutions to 'non problems' just because I can.

 

[pontiacgp]

I like finding solutions to 'non problems' just because I can.

 

[motorheadmike]

A Solution...I lowered the hood lock latch by an 1/8" so it's just below the top surface of the nose. Then the rubber bumper were readjusted on a cold hood to just below flush. I feel this tensions the hood and when it warms now there is less to none lifting of the sides.

I like finding solutions to 'non problems' just because I can.

You need to come align the backside of my Monte...

 

[ed1948]

I need to join 'G Body's Anonymous' for I have a problem!