Hood won’t latch

dom418

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never had an issue until now but my hood will not latch no matter how high I drop it, Tried adjusting the bump stops with no luck. Looking for some help on where to next. Thank you
 

roy_1031

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Is the latch mechanism nice and greased up? These cars are temperamental sometimes with the hood. Some close easy some don’t.


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jrgoffin

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Shim the latch up slightly with a washer. Common with aftermarket hoods, but will probably work for you as well.

Pic from my site as an example:

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I loosened all of the bolts that hold the latch, then loosened the vertical rod and moved everything up a bit before tightening the vertical rod first and then the latch. No spacer / washer needed.

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cj428mach

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My friend is a body man and i asked him to fix the hood slam on my old cobra. He said that vertical rod begins to bend over time and all he did to fix my problem was straighten the rod.
 

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