Hood hinges

[charger_john]

I'd like to remove my hood hinges so I can slot-out the holes, allowing the hood to adjust farther. Has anyone taken those out? I can't figure out how to do it. Thanks~

charger_john

[tortron]

Sorry to ask what is probably an unhelpful question here, but why do you you want to increase the adjustment of the hood?
And in what direction?

[geezer101]

You want to be able to tilt the hood back further when it's open? I know on Gen 1's that wont happen without a drill and a grinder...

[charger_john]

My hood interferes with the cowl when I close it. I tried taking it off and adjusting it with the slotted holes in the hinges - but I found it's already all the way forward. If I could slot-out those holes 3 mm or so, allowing the hood to come forward more, it should solve this problem.

[geezer101]

Easy solution would be to take a die grinder and just oval the holes out to give you the extra clearance. This should be do-able without the need of removing the hinges. It is weird that you need that much adjustment. I'd be worried that something else is amiss...

[tortron]

Yeah something isn't right. Is the hood a replacement?
I believe you access the hinges from either removing the wiper motor or passenger cover plate in the firewall/scuttle or from inside under the dash

[charger_john]

I got it adjusted right without taking the hinges out. The die grinder idea worked well but required a lot of protection from metal filings flying all over. It's weird that it took this much adjustment to make it right - the mysteries of buying an older vehicle.

This is what the hinges look like now:
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[tortron]

Thats quite strange. it looks like the hinges and hood are original and were never moved. There must be some movement at the other end of the hinge or firewall