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Does this fender hood gap look normal

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by montanacj, Sep 26, 2012.

  1. Sep 26, 2012
    montanacj

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    My friend sent me a photo of his jeep which looks beautiful. Then I got to thinking does that gap between the hood and fender look normal? It looks a little big to me.
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  2. Sep 26, 2012
    nickmil

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    Looks like the fender has a bow in it in the center.
     
  3. Sep 26, 2012
    rusty

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    Could be the fender or the grill needs to come down .
     
  4. Sep 26, 2012
    montanacj

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    Weird thing is it looks like that on both sides
     
  5. Sep 26, 2012
    willswilly

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    Looks as if the two radiator support rods are tightened down too much! Also the front portion of the fenders on both sides are sloping down from the grill. Just looks like a little tweeking of the bolts and rods should correct that.
     
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  6. Sep 26, 2012
    montanacj

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    That's what I was thinking it looks like it needs a bit of adjustment
     
  7. Sep 26, 2012
    johneyboy03

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    mine is doing the same....
     
  8. Sep 26, 2012
    wheelie

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    Fiberglass?
     
  9. Sep 26, 2012
    hooliganrick

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    My fiberglass fenders are the same way.
     
  10. Sep 26, 2012
    nickmil

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    I've had and seen aftermarket steel fenders bow like that right out of the box.....


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  11. Sep 27, 2012
    Long&Low

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    X3, mine too.
     
  12. Sep 27, 2012
    Stout

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    If it is a replacement body then he may have tightened the support rods too much (like Willswilly said) trying to get things to line up properly. I had a devil of a time getting everything to line up with my repop tub and ended up twisting one of my fenders in the process.
     
  13. Sep 27, 2012
    nwedgar

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    I thought that maybe the hood was bowed on both sides, making it look like the fender is at fault.
     
  14. Sep 27, 2012
    Patrick

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    Looks to me like the grill is too high. Seen it many times.

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