Before I disassembled my kaiser, the hood closer in a normal fashion. Now I am doing a pre assembly before paint, and when I mounted my hood, it would not close. The hinges were never removed from the firewall. The body was sandblasted, and I have blown out the hinges. I removed the hood and mounted a four foot 2x4 for leverage. It still would not move down and back, as it would when the hood closes. The only thing I could see was a little twist to one of the hinge arms as I tried to close it.i have not removed the hinges yet. The biggest mystery is why they would both fail or bind at the same time. Has anybody experienced this or have a solution?
