Hood support

[Brown_Muscle]

I think this is in the right section. The hood support on both my ford and toyota has separated from the hoods themselves, causing it (my one hood at least) to jiggle at highway speeds, it appears it was held together by some sort of strong adhesive.

Does anyone know a good fix for rejoining the hood and its support together?? Thanks!

[87gtVIC]

Clean off the old stuff and place globs of silicone RTV in various areas and make sure to keep pressure on everything till it cures.

[Archangel]

What is that "hood support" that ya'll are talking about, is this the bracing under the hood skin sheetmetal? Maybe some expanding foam can do the trick there, as that's essentially what Ford used.

[87gtVIC]

I was confused at first as well but yeah I think you got the idea Ivan with the bracing.

[P72Ford]

It doesn't actually have to touch the hood, and I don't believe it does in most acses. A little great stuff would work to fill the gap, if you really want to.

[87gtVIC]

Great stuff turns so ugly when exposed to the elements over the years but that is a good idea to consume the gap between the support and the hood.

[Brown_Muscle]

yeah its the bracing sorry for the poor description haha... i was thinking of using expanding foam.... do you know where i could get this "Great Stuff" you speak of? and is it very durable and somewhat heat resistant?

[87gtVIC]

Not sure about the specs of it but it is used to insulate large gaps in house and such. Home depot has it. The foam would just buffer the hood from the hood support it would not actually adhere the two though. But as long as there is something between the hood and the hood support your rattling should go away. I think the foam is a good idea. You can spray it into the seams with the supplied nozzle and then just trim the excess.

[Brown_Muscle]

i would prefer the two be bonded, for strength and high speeds...

[87gtVIC]

Then try out silicone. I use silicone for many many things and it holds like a mofo. My silicone of choice would have to be Permatex Ultra Grey it has never failed me.

[Brown_Muscle]

hmm ok i will look into it, ive always had silicon be flimsy and weak, extremely slow drying, but then again i use house silicone...so this is different perhaps?

[87gtVIC]

Automotive silicone. I used it to bond many things together like the ford emblem on my trunk to my trunk lid, the ford emblem on my dash, a triple 12V power port on my heater box under the dash my entire police package triple gauge pod to the dash, the two a pillar gauge pods I made. That is all I can remember off the top of my head and they are not going anywhere unless I really mess with it.

[Brown_Muscle]

gotcha, cause the force exerted between the braces and hood at highway speed will be the equivalent of me taking the two and pulling them together and apart as hard as i can....i was kinda thinking maybe an epoxy??

[87gtVIC]

epoxy..why not? anything that holds two things together should help out.

[gadget73]

I'm thinking some sort of expanding adhesive is what you're after, but you have to be careful to not get something that expands too much, otherwise you'll have humps in the hood. What Ford used was a black foamy gooey stuff that would expand into the gap, and then become a sort of glue. The Great Stuff is probably close enough to the original, though its a horrible yellow color. If you do go that route, get the minimal expansion stuff. There are a couple different grades, and i think the one that swells the least is marked for sealing around windows.