cowl damage

streetstang88 · 06-25-2006, 09:15 PM

about six months ago i ended up in the ditch ,better there than upside a
1500lb cow .... it made me sick i got out and checked everything wasnt to
bad i made shure the hood was closed good and it was .....So here i go
and 10 miles up the road the hood pops,comes up and ruins my cowl
(i guess that it knocked some things enough out of line that the latch failed)
I am just now looking into fixing this .... and dont know what i am getting
into anyone seen this or have any ideas??????????? or know where i can get a replacement cowl

Italian LX · 06-25-2006, 09:22 PM

Replacing the cowl is a pretty big ordeal. Lee's hood did the same thing in his old '88 GT and he ended up just having repair work done to it (ie. bondo). It turned out nice from what I remember.

It's all on how much you want to spend. Maybe he can chime in with what the cost difference was.

streetstang88 · 06-25-2006, 09:29 PM

10-4 i'm afraid i'm past bondo this is gonna suck

Italian LX · 06-25-2006, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by streetstang88

10-4 i'm afraid i'm past bondo this is gonna suck

From what I recall, Lee's was bent in pretty good. You got any pictures?

QWKSNKE · 06-26-2006, 05:01 AM

yeah mine was bent pretty bad. They pulled it and bondo'd it up.

FWIW, they used to make replacement cowls

Sendero · 06-26-2006, 07:38 AM

I had a "hood pop" incident in my 89GT. Replacing the cowl is a pretty big deal. The hood, dash, windshield, front end, and both fenders have to come off in order to properly repair the damage. My cowl was a replacement unit from a Ford authorized stamping company. In the end with painting both fenders, the cowl, and the roof area plus labor to repair and install everything was about $4500.

QWKSNKE · 06-26-2006, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sendero

I had a "hood pop" incident in my 89GT. Replacing the cowl is a pretty big deal. The hood, dash, windshield, front end, and both fenders have to come off in order to properly repair the damage. My cowl was a replacement unit from a Ford authorized stamping company. In the end with painting both fenders, the cowl, and the roof area plus labor to repair and install everything was about $4500.

DAMN!! Mine was nowhere close to that

streetstang88 · 06-26-2006, 08:34 PM

i think thats what i am gonna need ...i talked to Norreds body shop earlier
and he said that he would do the cowl work (replace it) and strip/paint my whole car including the door jams for about $4000 .... maybe change color @ the same time ?????????? that may be a little ambitious

I'll get some pics in a day or so .....hopefully mine will be more like what happened to Lee's car no roof damage ...BTW sendero whats up w/"dog magnet" I need that Ive hit two dogs it the last month once in my '04
civic whew was that a mess .....(about a 150lb dog) the other in my '77-150
(nothing more than a speed bump)

coupe · 06-27-2006, 10:46 AM

Might could cut out the top "bent" plate and have a new plate welded in...or some aluminum riveted or epoxied there...I've seen some race cars with aluminum in place of the cowl because they had to run tubing or other stuff into that space. Looked pretty cool. Kinda racey, but not bad.

QWKSNKE · 06-27-2006, 06:32 PM

streetstang88,

Check with Robbie at Huges paint and Body works in Oxford. He is the one that fixed mine

06-25-2006, 09:15 PM	#1
streetstang88 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: confusion Posts: 184	cowl damage about six months ago i ended up in the ditch ,better there than upside a 1500lb cow .... it made me sick i got out and checked everything wasnt to bad i made shure the hood was closed good and it was .....So here i go and 10 miles up the road the hood pops,comes up and ruins my cowl (i guess that it knocked some things enough out of line that the latch failed) I am just now looking into fixing this .... and dont know what i am getting into anyone seen this or have any ideas??????????? or know where i can get a replacement cowl

06-25-2006, 09:22 PM	#2
Italian LX Daddy x4 ...we're done Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oxford, AL Posts: 11,551	Re: cowl damage Replacing the cowl is a pretty big ordeal. Lee's hood did the same thing in his old '88 GT and he ended up just having repair work done to it (ie. bondo). It turned out nice from what I remember. It's all on how much you want to spend. Maybe he can chime in with what the cost difference was. __________________ -Brian '86 Mustang GT Convertible '88 Mustang LX coupe '11 Odyssey TE '21 Insight Touring

06-25-2006, 09:29 PM	#3
streetstang88 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: confusion Posts: 184	Re: cowl damage 10-4 i'm afraid i'm past bondo this is gonna suck __________________ '89 LX 5.0 Hatchback (light blue metallic) t-5 ,traction lock ,high volume fuel pump underdrive pulleys, chip NEEDS MORE COWBELL

06-26-2006, 05:01 AM	#5
QWKSNKE 3v's are slow Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Here and There Posts: 17,152	Re: cowl damage yeah mine was bent pretty bad. They pulled it and bondo'd it up. FWIW, they used to make replacement cowls __________________ 2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy

06-26-2006, 07:38 AM	#6
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06-26-2006, 08:34 PM	#8
streetstang88 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: confusion Posts: 184	Re: cowl damage i think thats what i am gonna need ...i talked to Norreds body shop earlier and he said that he would do the cowl work (replace it) and strip/paint my whole car including the door jams for about $4000 .... maybe change color @ the same time ?????????? that may be a little ambitious I'll get some pics in a day or so .....hopefully mine will be more like what happened to Lee's car no roof damage ...BTW sendero whats up w/"dog magnet" I need that Ive hit two dogs it the last month once in my '04 civic whew was that a mess .....(about a 150lb dog) the other in my '77-150 (nothing more than a speed bump) __________________ '89 LX 5.0 Hatchback (light blue metallic) t-5 ,traction lock ,high volume fuel pump underdrive pulleys, chip NEEDS MORE COWBELL

06-27-2006, 10:46 AM	#9
coupe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,313	Re: cowl damage Might could cut out the top "bent" plate and have a new plate welded in...or some aluminum riveted or epoxied there...I've seen some race cars with aluminum in place of the cowl because they had to run tubing or other stuff into that space. Looked pretty cool. Kinda racey, but not bad. __________________ " If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. " - Albert Einstein

06-27-2006, 06:32 PM	#10
QWKSNKE 3v's are slow Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Here and There Posts: 17,152	Re: cowl damage streetstang88, Check with Robbie at Huges paint and Body works in Oxford. He is the one that fixed mine __________________ 2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy