1940 Ford Deluxe hood adjustment

[Ovalrace25]

Anyone care to share what they did to get the hood to fit the cowl? My original hinges have some wear, so adjustment was not good. Back of hood hit cowl chipping plaint, but hood sides had about 5/8 gap. Bought a new set of hinges from Drake, now the hood has about 5/8 gap across cowl exposing the hood lacing and attaching hardware. I have moved around both sets of hinges a lot- even enlarged the hinge mount holes in the cowl. What Next?

[19tom40]

The hood needs to be adjusted to the body and then the fenders and grill are adjusted to the hood. Your fenders may be too high in the front, causing the hood to be higher in front. Loosen the fenders and slide them as low as you can and then adjust the hood to the cowl with approximately 1/16" to 1/8" gap to the cowl. Then adjust your fenders to the hood. You may have to enlarge the holes in the fenders and in the grill to get everything to line up.