Technical Hood alignment - is that the right gap?

Hi all, I was wondering if this gap is normal? It is an all original straight cowl and hood, just the hinge bracket is aftermarket.


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Looks to me like the hood has to move up and closer.
We set my ‘32 up with about 3mm gap.
Perhaps a photo with tape measure ?
Bttt for others to comment on.

 

Lowering the radiator shell slightly would close the gap on the bottom.

 

Thanks clem, I just learned that there are various hinge retainers.


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The original stainless cowl band may take up a bit of room too.

 

If that is a 28-29, its wrong. Your hood should go all the way to the upper lip of the cowl. If its a 30-31, someone else will have to chime in. I cannot give any guidance about how its supposed to go with the chrome cowl lacing.

Here is my hood gap on my 1928 Model A, and a crummy picture of the hood hinge bracket. The white stuff is a piece of foam used as a hood lace (hard to tell what is what from poor quality of the picture).

 

the bumps say 1930