hood to cowl gap 65/66?

[65-408]

how big should the gap be between the hood and cowl on 65/66 cars?

thanks,

jeff

 

[Midlife]

About as big as any other gap (e.g. fender to hood, door to fender, etc.).

 

[monkeystash]

how big should the gap be between the hood and cowl on 65/66 cars?

thanks,

jeff

This is a tricky one because the front of the hood must align with the headlight doors. I had to bring my hood a bit forward to meet the headlight doors correctly.

 

[AzPete]

As you see, it depends on a lot of other adjustments. If the fenders are wrong, the headlight doors may be off, requiring the hood to be different. This can also come from the doors being a bit off. You need to work the car from the doors and get them to what fits for your car. Each car might be different.

 

[bluestang]

"Each car may be different". Had all gaps very good on 65 cvt., but hood DID have a wider gap at the cowl. Fenders were good with the headlite buckets, etc. so 'lived with it'!