James,
The same thing almost happened to me. Thankfully the body shop that
installed my bonnet realized this problem before a noticeable dimple
appeared. The original bolts on the side are shorter, or maybe the point
of the original makes a difference because the replacement bolts I used
were not pointed.
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
James Henningsen wrote:
>Howdy listers,
>I have some bad news from the restoration front. I have found out
>something that you all might new to be aware of if replacing the
>hardware that secures the bonnet (hood) to the bonnet securing hinges.
> The parts catalog shows that there are eight bolts with the same bolt
>number that are required. See pg 361 of TRF green catalog - part HU807P
>(#FD37). Two of the eight bolts mount to the side of the bonnet. Upon
>install of a new set of bolts from TRF, I noticed (after of course) that
>the bolt is too long as it left a nice dimple on the top side of the
>bonnet. :-( It just happened to be my freshly repainted hood of
>course.
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