Doors /trunk need aligned..

[billison]

As far as the hood, seems close, it's a aftermarket hood, the tag is faded but says narwood or harwood or something like that. It's dead on , on the passenger side but is a tad in on the drivers, as in the hood is a tad small.

I checked the door and it has pretty good play in it, so a bushing set is in its future.

I've not found anything that makes me think its been wrecked. ( could be wrong) but I think the car has been taken apart a few too many times.

 

[mikestang63]

check the crush zones under the hood by the front of the inner fenders to see if the car was hit, or new headlights, or front end hardware on the bumper or radiator support. 50% of the time you cant get an aftermarket hood to line up the same way as stock, due to these cars are 20 years old. Harwood is a good brand and well made. Most of the time you just line them up as best as you can and live with it.

You can get replacement bushings at autozone. they will work fine. I did a set a few years back. It's not hard. Just support the door and it helps to have a helper when you cut out the old pin so the holes line up. I saw a write up on how to do them a few years back in 5.0 or MMFF. Google and I bet you can find it.

Pretty sure the trunk sag is because you dont have the rubber bumpers. Easy fix.

 

[billison]

I'll look more tonight, but the only area that looked off was behind the battery. The battery is only held by a bungie so I assumed it was that, could of been a minor impact.

 

[billison]

Ok update!

I messed with the strikers. The passenger side is about dead on. I'm starting to think the door is off.. And possibly the fender too. I adjusted the striker and the top is good , the bottom is in and the front of the door is too far in, the fender is almost touching the cowl.. So something is off. I'll snap pics in a bit

 

[mikestang63]

look for new hardware, headlights, fender shims, fresh paint, overspray for signs of an accident. Also check the crush area behind the battery.

 

[billison]

I'll snap a pic in the morning, the area behind the battery is a bit banged up.

 

[billison]

It was repainted for sure, different hood, aftermarket headlights..

 

[mikestang63]

It was repainted for sure, different hood, aftermarket headlights..

Thats why I suggested looking for those items. That crush zone behind the battery is there to absorb the impact of a collision. If that is bent up bad, it was more than a 5pmh little fender bender and probably causing the misalignment of the fender.

Take a tape measure and measure for squareness under the hood from each corner in an X on the top of the fender where the hood bolts on. The measurements should be the same. I

You may want to crawl underneath and inspect the lower radiator support and the suspension for any signs of damage.

 

[billison]

I'll do that!

 

[billison]

ok! finally posting from a computer.

I took a tape measure and measured from the very corners of the engine bay, the bolts on both sides of the hood latch and the latch it's self each to the joint between the fenders and front bumper cover, unless I measured wrong, each measurement was either the same or so close I could'nt tell. Now the area behind the battery is banged up and the main thing I saw that looked off is the fender it's self, where it runs next to the cowl, it's been pushed in, I'll get several pics in the morning light.

what all should I look for under the front?

at this point I'm positive it's been in some kind of wreck and repaired..... but the car was almost free so I'm not gonna cry.

 

[billison]

Progress!

Passenger side seems about dead on now, I'll still play with the striker a tab bit after I get the window bushing in.

 

[billison]

Adjusted the trunk and installed the bumpers, still could use a little tweaking but it's better.

 

[billison]

And now the adjusted drivers door and what looks like damage. Crawled under it and everything looks fine.

 

[billison]

Side note, I installed the drivers side window bushing and the window totally seals now minus needing to adjust the upward stop

 

[mikestang63]

Your car is white, the hood prop and bracket are white, the hood latch bracket is white but your radiator support as well as underneath the driver fender is sprayed a different color. Notice the shiny/missing rivets on the front bumper cover- that was off. Incorrect fender bolts, no shims. Somebody trimmed the front of both fenders under the hood. The Window washer reservoir missing See how the driver side fender is sticking out more than the front fender extension piece and the fenders look like they are too far out from the inner fender . Why is the battery so far away from the fender. Those fenders were def off at some point and it looks like they patched in a new radiator support.

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[billison]

Took a look, the fender is shimmed up... Guess that's a trick of the trade.

 

[billison]

Missing the adjusters for the hood too.. In the front.

 

[billison]

Any idea what all is needed for the window washer? I found the resivor , I'm gonna assume everything under the fender is missing, so the resivor, hose and what does it mount to?