Hood Flew up on highway!

[chevyt454]

About 5 P.M. I'm on Rt. 280 and the alternator belt comes off. I pull over and fix it. I gently push the hood back down but obviously not hard enough. Soon as I pull off the hood flies up! The two back corners are bent up and the paint is all cracked. Some damage to the right fender. No windshield damage, though. This weekend when its warmer I'll see if I can bend the corners. If not I'll be on the lookout for a new hood. 2 1/2 inch Cowl preferred.

[Ian]

damn, that sucks man. sorry to hear about your misfortune. :(

[WayFast84]

Well at least you didnt wreck cause of it! look on tgo your bound to find a cowl for cheap

[deadtrend1]

wow, that sucks. Wierd thing is that me and my boss were driving to a site today around 2:00, and he started talking to me about his buddy with a old nova or something. Then he begins to tell me about how the hood flew up when he was in it with him...... strange coincidence.

Usually those corners seem like a pain in the ass to get perfect again i think. But, you might be able to get it back straight again. Paint is another story...

[chevyt454]

Just took these pics

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL85/952959/1960963/126033141.jpg
http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL85/952959/1960963/126034480.jpg
http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL85/952959/1960963/126034481.jpg

[BobonaStick]

:oops: sorry bro

[12secondv6]

Sucks

Happened on my chevelle :( NOT a fun experience

[chevyt454]

Couple More. Car is filthy from this weekends weather


http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL85/952959/1960963/126035956.jpg
http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL85/952959/1960963/126035957.jpg

[foff667]

sorry, still doesnt beat njspder's story of not putting the pins on his pinon hood at the track & having the hood fly off lol.

[chevyt454]

Thanx wayfast84! I found the same hood on that site for 50 bucks. If I can't save this one I'll pick that one up. Hope I can get a body shop to match the paint!

[Savage_Messiah]

sorry, still doesnt beat njspder's story of not putting the pins on his pinon hood at the track & having the hood fly off lol.

:rofl:

[camaroracer1992]

damn and i just had a liek new iroc hood i took to the junkyard like a month ago

[maroman88]

those corners look aerodynamic duuude

[nj85z28]

yea that sucks...happened on my buddy's T/A a few years ago

[WayFast84]

Thanx wayfast84! I found the same hood on that site for 50 bucks. If I can't save this one I'll pick that one up. Hope I can get a body shop to match the paint!
No problem! I got 2 tail lights for 45 bucks (mostly shipping) because my sister smashed my drivers tail with a hammer :sad: just make sure its legit

[bitchincamaro]

at least that is all that happened, fixing a hood is way better then totaling your car. that **** is scary, i was driving my buddies 69 chevy p/u pulled out on a 35 mph road and the hood flew up, it scared the **** out of me. i just told my buddy to look out his window and tell me when to turn down the next street. i wasnt going fast, but deff. didnt expect that.