Bill - My car, Winged1, had a similar issue when I first got her. It now fits perfectly flush. There are two main factors that I had to address. The first was that the trunk latch was just mounted too high. I slotted the holes on the mounting bracket so that the entire latch assembly could be moved down another 1/2 inch or so. This involved the holes in the mounting flanges on the black sheet metal bracket itself, as well as the holes in the latch assembly where it mounts to the black bracket. I needed that much adjustment. The second issue was that the seal was too thick and stiff. The newer stock of seals might be softer to allow better compression, but I simply peeled the rubber seal off, and replaced it with self-adhesive foam seal that is used to seal under truck campers. I have no leakage (and we live in Seattle), and the combination of the latch adjustement and the thinner seal has allowed me to get it perfect. I hope this helps. PS - Some people advocate putting shims under the front fender attachment flanges to raise the fenders up to match the trunk lid. This is okay as long as it doesn't create a mismatch between the fenders and the doors, both along the top edge, and along the side contours. I didn't take note of that factor in your car, but you can be the judge of that. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bill Koenig" <dmc06976@xxxx> wrote: > > hello everyone. > > the hood on my car doesn't sit flush with the front quarter panels, > and its very tight when i close the hood. what here needs adjustment? > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/