hood gap from unmolested car?

[Shvegel]

Hi all,
Can anyone give me a measurement of the hood gaps on all four sides of an unmolested car? My painter called tonight and apparently during the baking process of the body before e-coating the hood gaps on the middle of the sides may have opened up a bit. he is wondering what factory gaps should be?

[49er]

Here are four pictures showing measurements for my hood #1 drivers side #2 rear #3 front # 4 passenger side. Hood is tighter in the back and driver's side but looks like .125" would be a good number to shoot for. They did a pretty good job back in those pre laser years

John

[Rolf-Dieter ✝︎]

I would tell him this ...

Measure both sides then add the values and divide by two that should be your gap all around (or left and right anyway) ... plus minus some tolerance I would think. Front and back may be different then side to side.

This should help I hope ... he has to use what he has unless your hood shrank ~grin~ side to side adjustment can be done up front were the hood is secured. Back to front there is no adjustment as I recall.

Good luck~

[mbzse]

.../...Can anyone give me a measurement of the hood gaps on all four sides of an unmolested car?.../...what [the] factory gaps should be

According to the M-B factory bodywork instruction manual, gaps should be 4 or 5 mm. This varies due to where on the body the gap is situated.
/Hans in Sweden

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[Shvegel]

Actually what happened is when the car was baked in a pyrolytic oven the front fenders spread ever so slightly so the formerly perfect hood gaps were now too wide. Regardless he was able to fabricate some holding fixtures and pull it back in so all is well.

Thanks for the replies!