rinigado Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I've been looking at a few 521's and it seems like it's common to see dents/bends in the hood, diagonally, just in front of the hinges. What's the cause of this? Is it a typical problem that happens? 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 One cause is the hood flying open at road speed. Another could be frozen hood hinges. The hood flying open usually results in a broken windshield. Are there any cracks present at the bends? 1 Quote Link to comment
rinigado Posted December 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 dunno about cracks.. these are just in craigslist photos from several ads. Are hood latches crap, or metal too thin near the hinges, causing this for multiple people, or just luck that I found a handful of trucks with the same problem. for example, here's one I see on CL: 2 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 521 hoods are made entirely out of a single 14oz soup can. 5 Quote Link to comment
hosestop@msn.com Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I repaired one on here need small angle welded in edges to start , on off topics . Alleycat Garage page 5-7 maybe here at shop.. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 The latch and hood hinges are fine if used regularly. The hood hinges get rusty and seize sitting for 10 years. Then some idiot opens the hood. It's stiff so he and yards it up bending the hood. Fucking people. 1 Quote Link to comment
Doctor510 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Commonly known as a "taco'd hood"... 3 Quote Link to comment
spottedog Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 harbor frieght, buy tool called a slapper it is used under the hood, worked great on my B 1 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 too many fat chicks sitting on the hood during photo shoots and the seized hood hinges 2 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 The real reason why this happens is because of the hood lift latch, people think they pulled it out to let down but don't and as they start there downward force they bend the hood by you guessed pushing down. 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 The real reason why this happens is because of the hood lift latch, people think they pulled it out to let down but don't and as they start there downward force they bend the hood by you guessed pushing down. Those bends in the picture are the opposite of the way you describe. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Because in such good looking shape likely not latched properly and it blew up. Seized hood hinges would look similar but the guy doing it would have stopped long before this ... if he cared. Seized hood hinge damage is usually seen in wrecking yards caused by the curious who don't care. The hood support that holds it open is closer to the middle. I had a 521 and you wouldn't bend it from not releasing the hood support. Well unless really drunk and couldn't feel the resistance. This hood looks like it was bent a long way towards the glass and then re folded back into place. 1 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Also pushing to hard up to latch. As they first start to detach skin from frame. 1 Quote Link to comment
rinigado Posted December 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 gotta go with the drunk theory..you'd have to notice there's something wrong if your pushing up or down hard enough to start bending the shit out of your hood. 2 Quote Link to comment
rinigado Posted December 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 ok, so unrelated to the original question, but today was the first time I sat in a 521. Holy crap they're small inside! Really not a lot of leg room. How's the 620 compare? I've been in 510's before and I don't remember feeling like there wasn't room for my legs. Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Standard cab isn't much different. King Cab is the way to go of leg room, along with stock reclinable buckets Quote Link to comment
rinigado Posted December 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 the one I sat in had some relatively modern buckets, which maybe was part of the problem. I'd guess an original bench sits at least a little bit further back? Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Off brand buckets in a 521 take up tons of room. Quote Link to comment
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