1930 Hood Alignment

I have to raise my radiator and shell to the cowl height to get the hood to align up, but them the hood sides are about 1 1/2 to 2 inches short. When I bought the car it was titled as a 1930, but I found the job number stamp that identified it as a 1930 Coach.

Questions:

Could I have the wrong year hood and need one with that would allow the radiator to set lower and still allow the hood to align?

Could I have the wrong year fenders and they won't meet the bottom of the hood sides?

How can I identify these parts?

Thanks for your help.

 

How about some pictures of what you got going on for starters?

 

I will try to get some tonight.

Thanks

 

Here are some pics,hope they help.

 

It doesn't appear that the cowl trim line matches the hood trim line either.Could definitely be the wrong hood. I think that the 28 and 29 hoods had a similar look to the 30 but I don't know the dimensions . If you can find someone with one of those cars they can give you the exact measurements. You might try to post on VCCA chat.They would most likely know.http://vcca.org/forum/

 

The hood & fenders look correct for a 1930 Chevy but as mosse pointed out the 29 & 30 Chevy hoods look pretty much alike,,not being a Chevy guy I don't know wheather there is any difference in the side panels.

You recently posted about using something to cushion the body to the frame with a link to the site,,if you used that type of mount you may have raised the body up too high.

Is there a gap between the splash aprons and the body now? HRP

 

not familiar with `30 chevies.....maybe they use a hood shelf like a `28-`29 ford?

 

Yes I did use a 3/4 rubber mount for the body, but my gap is much more than that. Before with just the steel washers the radiator had to be raised to align the hood and the gap at the bottom was such that the latches would not reach.

 

I found this pic on Google. Look at how much space is between the bottom of the hood and the top of the fender/splash apron at the cowl???

 

It is hard to tell, but it looksa lot closer than mine. Mine you actually see daylight through.

 

There's 2 different front crossmembers for Model A's. One with an about 1/4" drop at the radiator mounts and one without. Changes the hood angle noticebly.

This replacement frame I have now did NOT have it, my radiator was too high, I needed the drop, so I cut added it in & welded it back together.

 

Mata, you just got caught on the same thing I did yesterday morning... It's Chevy! I thought it was a Model "A" when I was looking at it in his avatar picture...

 

Fucken-A! At first I thought it had custom half-louvered hood sides.

 

It's a 1930
WTFuck make?
Love these posts that don't identify their fuckin cars.

Way to go, Newbie.

 

it's a 1930 Chevy..according to his profile

 

Oh sorry, didn't know we were supposed to read the post, then go to the OPs profile, maybe PM him too to ask WTF he was taking about....

 

Just goes back to the old unwritten rule... If you just drop a year, say '32 - it's always a Ford!

 

Huh. Every Year has its specific make. What make when you say 1957?

Hey, That makes for a good thead

 

You could have looked at the pictures???

 

Hey sorry guys, I did look over that aspect. I bought the car titled as a 1931, but when removing the wood I found the job number 30551. 30 for 1930 and 551 for Coach and built in St. Louis. The mistake in the year has lead me to think it may have 31 parts, such as a hood, fenders, fender bracket, etc.

 

The hood, splash aprons & fenders are the same 29 & 30, 31 is 3" longer in the front. What radiator shell and apron do you have? 29/30 or 31? The one thing you might try is first remove the door edge guards stuck on the hood. That could be preventing the hood from pulling down. You don't mention what if anything you have for welting on the fenders and cowl/shell. It's also possible that the cowl bottom was repaired and the patch put on too low.

Post up some daylight pics of the top of the cowl, bottom of cowl showing door and rocker and also the radiator shell.

 

To clarify my reason for asking about the welt on the fenders and aprons...

If you have the body mounted on 3/4" rubber pads and no welting under the splash apron or between the apron and the fender and top of the frame/under fender "shelf" then you won't be able to latch the hood. The welt is dual purpose acting as a spacer also and without it or the proper thickness, it throws everything out of whack. Same thing applies to the cowl lace. Too thick and even just new lace will throw off alignment until it settles...

 

I have a 30 Chevy "coach" as well. I will measure the hood tonight and get back to you. I know the 1929 & 1930 chevy fenders are the same but 1931 chevy fenders are not.I would think the 1931 hood will also be different.

 

Got ya, thanks...

 

The shell and apron are 1930.