88stang5.0GT

So the metal piece between my hood and widow got crushed beyond repair, does anyone know what that piece is called or where i would be able to get it besides a junk yard?

rmodel65

the cowl, can be repaired its call body work :P or you can go to the bone yard and pull one.

crack you windsheild and dent your roof too??

SonicBlueFiveSlow

I had the same thing happen to me, but it was fixable. You can replace it, but I was told it requires the removal of the fenders, the windshield, etc. so you can drill out all the spot welds.

86 5.0L

yup, its a structurally important area of the car, much like the roof and rear quarter panels

FordMustangXBA

I had that happen to me twice with my crappy old fiberglass hood. Fortunately, it happened again before I got it fixed from the first time. I found a donor car and cut the cowl out of it, took apart the front clip and welded the new cowl in place of the smashed one. I had to pull a few dents out of the edge of my roof, as well. Needless to say, I went back to a stock hood with the regular latch lol.

PRO50SC

Don't you guys know how to close your hoods?

SonicBlueFiveSlow

It's not the closing of the hood that's the problem, it's the lack of the hood staying closed.

ALMOST STOCK

And not staying closed is more than likely do to the lack of not checking to see if was closed

84conversion50

cheaper fiberglass hoods can flex to a point where they unlatch

ALMOST STOCK

I've read a lot of threads about fiberglass hoods mysteriously flying up,(usually do to operator error) but this is the first I've heard of the cheaper fiberglass hoods flexing to the point where they flex they enough to unlatch themselves.

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