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@rkymtnflyfisher Ryan: Not to hijack this beautiful thread... but if you have not already done so, you may want to check out the stainless steel hinge pins put out by @SMG He's a great vendor and he makes a very nice product...

Just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my post!!! Roadstr60 your suggestion was the one. I would of bet anything that was not the problem. Just like you said sounded just like a rubber mallet on the floor boards. Exhaust hitting the...

After I check the hood hinges fingers crossed. Next all four wheels off the ground look for any rub marks again. My other option run it till it snaps, rips, cracks, twists, bends or just falls off...... then I'll know what the noise was.

In the beginning I did briefly check them not thinking that was it , I was more focused on the suspension. But now as I check things off the list I'll have to revisit them. Thanks

I also have a clunk I assumed was suspension and/or drivetrain related. I like the hood one better, I’ll take it.

That would be an easy fix. Could you also feel it?

I thought mine were too, and I never in a million years would have thought that the hood would have made such a solid sounding clunk. I thought it would be a tinny, rattly sound, but it wasn't. It sounded like someone smacking the floorboard...

I will take take a closer look, but I believe they are both tight.

Check your hood hinges. The sound of the hood bumping around on worn out hinges transmits through the cowl and resonates into the floorboard area. Mine did it mostly when hitting bumps and potholes. Normal flat roads were quiet. Cheap fix...

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