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AlexO35 10-12-2009 10:32 AM

Hood pin location?
 
So I've been searching for hood pin pics with no success.... I want to get access to the hood catch are for a duct, so I've been thinking about pinning the hood. Never pinned one before. Where do people put the pins?
--Alex

Newbsauce 10-12-2009 11:35 AM


Originally Posted by AlexO35 (Post 466806)
So I've been searching for hood pin pics with no success.... I want to get access to the hood catch are for a duct, so I've been thinking about pinning the hood. Never pinned one before. Where do people put the pins?
--Alex

Mine are about 3-4" in from the headlights. see pic. Realistically you could use the holes where the rubber bumpstops were too.

http://i38.tinypic.com/2hnm9ld.jpg

Vashthestampede 10-12-2009 11:35 AM

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On my FM hood I had the pins behind the headlights, the side closest to the fenders. There's a spot on the inside fender that's pretty much perfect for them.

AlexO35 10-12-2009 01:19 PM

Thanks guys. Now I just need to grow a pair and drill holes in my hood.
--Alex

Braineack 10-12-2009 01:55 PM

newbsauce made me do his....

KPLAFIN 10-12-2009 02:16 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 466927)
newbsauce made me do his....

The one's that failed? Or their replacements?

Braineack 10-12-2009 02:29 PM

the failure was due to the hardware.

KPLAFIN 10-12-2009 02:40 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 466941)
the failure was due to the hardware.

I see..I never heard the reasoning behind the failure, just knew I was more pissed off when the hood hit the windshield than newb was, never seen somebody brush something like that off so easily...

Braineack 10-12-2009 02:43 PM

that's how we roll son.

curly 10-12-2009 02:44 PM

I used the rubber bumper holes inside of the headlights, although I had to drill them out a bit. Put some paint on the top, gently close hood, drill through paint, repeat. Do this one pin at a time. I choose that location because it seemed like the holes above the headlights would allow for too much lift in the front.


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