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Originally Posted by basjoos
Before installing new underbody paneling, you could consider improving on the fuel line repair that was done by the Honda dealership. The fuel line leak was a crack in the brass elbow fitting where the fuel line makes a 90 degree bend to go up the side of the fuel tank. The dealership repair shop replaced the fitting with rubber tubing to make the bend rather than doing a proper repair with a Swagelock brass elbow, which would make a longer lasting repair than the rubber tube.
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I appreciate the tip! I'll definitely address that before I close it up. I'd like to ask about the front end damage, if you don't mind.
When I was test fitting the new hood, I had a hell of a time lining it up. When placed on the hinges squarely like the old one was, the hood latch was misaligned by... maybe as much as an inch and a half. I'm still fiddling with it, trying to get the panel gaps even and the latch to line up well.
After looking closely at things, it looks like the driver frame rail is bent outward and possibly a little down, and the passenger bent inward slightly - I'd guess it was pulled that way by the radiator support from whatever pushed the driver rail out. I expect this is repairable or even something I can leave well enough alone, and in the mean time the car drives straight and takes an alignment perfectly, but it has some implications when it comes to replacing body panels. Was there a single event or multiple smaller ones you can think of which caused this? I don't see any evidence of the airbags going off so it couldn't have been too hard a strike.
