# fixed my hood gap..... YAY

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [July 25, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035 "2006-07-25T17:28:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![mickdad246](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mickdad246/32/7274_2.png) [@mickdad246](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mickdad246)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/1 "2006-07-25T17:28:56Z")

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well as alot kno i had a hood gap problem, so i fixed it…

Befor:

 ![http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/honduh8993/P1010014.jpg](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/honduh8993/P1010014.jpg)  
After:  
 ![http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/honduh8993/P1010016-1.jpg](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/honduh8993/P1010016-1.jpg)

wat do u all think?

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### Author: ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/2 "2006-07-25T17:42:45Z")

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nice! much better, what was the issue?

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### Author: ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/3 "2006-07-25T18:15:26Z")

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> [@focusinprogress](#):
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> nice! much better, what was the issue?

ITBs !!!

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### Author: ![95Z28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/85e7bf/32.png) [@95Z28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95Z28)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/4 "2006-07-25T19:59:04Z")

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Nice Lenny, finally doesn’t look like you’ve got your hood popped 24/7 lol.

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### Author: ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/5 "2006-07-25T20:02:34Z")

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was it shims, or ?

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### Author: ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/6 "2006-07-25T20:40:01Z")

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Sharp car! :tup:

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### Author: ![95Z28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/85e7bf/32.png) [@95Z28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95Z28)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/7 "2006-07-25T20:44:53Z")

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unfortunitely I can see that there’s still a header on the car and not something else though 😉

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### Author: ![jltalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jltalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jltalon)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/8 "2006-07-25T20:47:34Z")

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HAHA…I stopped over and Lenny gave up on his sneaky install after like 15 minutes

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### Author: ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/9 "2006-07-26T04:22:24Z")

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much better…i love your car

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### Author: ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/10 "2006-07-26T04:35:10Z")

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looks good bro :tup:

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### Author: ![amd3dnow3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd3dnow3/32/7410_2.png) [@amd3dnow3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/amd3dnow3)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/11 "2006-07-26T04:48:44Z")

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hot, way better

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### Author: ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/12 "2006-07-26T05:11:11Z")

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much better

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### Author: ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/13 "2006-07-26T08:29:39Z")

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will you turbo that boat already

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### Author: ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/14 "2006-07-26T09:26:42Z")

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lookin good 🙂 much better

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### Author: ![mickdad246](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mickdad246/32/7274_2.png) [@mickdad246](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mickdad246)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/15 "2006-07-26T09:27:24Z")

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> [@jltalon](#):
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> HAHA…I stopped over and Lenny gave up on his sneaky install after like 15 minutes

it was the second day…but i figured some stuff out, so just wait…

EDIT: thanks for all the props… the radiator support on the bottom was all bent up, causing my radiator to sit at a crazy angle and my hood was being stopped by that…

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### Author: ![BLKGSR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkgsr/32/7576_2.png) [@BLKGSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BLKGSR)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/16 "2006-07-26T14:43:03Z")

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Yep, much better :tup:

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### Author: ![ezfd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ezfd/32/7334_2.png) [@ezfd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ezfd)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/17 "2006-07-26T15:35:05Z")

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looks good, but it would look much better with an exhaust bearing.

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### Author: ![Mysterio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mysterio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mysterio)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/18 "2006-07-26T15:41:28Z")

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Looks nice now that the gap is gone…

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### Author: ![BLKGSR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkgsr/32/7576_2.png) [@BLKGSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BLKGSR)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/19 "2006-07-26T22:55:44Z")

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> [@ezfd](#):
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> looks good, but it would look much better with an exhaust bearing.

Psh, thats a 1.6L vetak, it needs more than one exhaust bearing

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### Author: ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixed-my-hood-gap-yay/15035/20 "2006-07-26T22:58:05Z")

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sweet. looks better, but how about a pic at the same angle as the before pic.
