i have a 92 civic cx and i did a b18c swap and my hood will not close seems to be held up by my motor or something, any suggestions pls post or pm me thanks

 

any help?

 

bump

 

I have a 92' Cx....with a GSR and I don't have any hood clearance issues at all, my issue with the hood not closing was with the actual hood catch.

 

If you look at the hood latch, there will be a hole on the left side on the front, and a metal piece in there. Use your finger to swing that bar to the right. Now drop the hood and it should close.

 

your b18c should fit just fine with no hood issues...
something must be wrong with your hood latch...

 

thanks for the help ill give it a whirl when i get off

 

also. to the left of the hook at the bottom there is a cable and there is a bracket attached to it that doesnt move sometimes(bad spring, no spring) (my car does this)
after i open the hood i just stick my finger in ther and push it back towards the right

 

i been messing with my hood all day! pissed off already. it can get under the first hook but it will not full latch shut. its always in a popped position.

 

this happened to me also. try re adjusting your hood.
and latch. realign it and it should fit like a glove!

 

make sure that you're hood release cable isn't stretched or broken.

 

the hood is aligned its the latches that are not. i cant get it to lock on i tried moving it up so that it can push on the last lock but it wont. now after it latches(when looking at it from the front) the right side is tilted higher and i try to force the hood down to get to the final lock latch and it wont go.

it esp sucks cuz i was gonna trade this hood + cash for a carbonfiber one. No use if its not going to latch. Im worried about it cuz i parked on the street and just hoping not having a steering wheel will deter people from disabling my alarm and taking the car. But it doesnt look all that on the outside so hoping im safe.

 

well originally i thought it was the cable but after removing it the cable proves to be working fine. Now with the new cable i have it slacked while i try to close the hood and still wont lock shut. Is there any other thing it could be with both of my latches? I pushed on the final lock latches with a flathead and they do close... i tried to clean them up thinking it was binding but still no help.

 

what he said. i bought the car off of him and he told me. bad spring i think

 

i have two different latches.... they both differ at the point where the cable end goes, one cable has a round end wit the latch that has a hole for it. the other cable has a T shaped end with latch that has a slot. Which latch assy do you have?

 

idk thumper64 knows. it was his car. i never want to open my hood again..ever

 

i feel the same way, man it sucks. fckn latch and shet why does it have to be so complicated