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So I have a lot of it together but I am still worried about the hood just being pinned behind the headlights. I was thinking to strap the hood to the front bumper sort of like VW baja bug kits or jeeps but I think it may look like ****. I have a few of these stainless straps that are lockable. They are adjustable and pretty strong. I would remove the red. I was also thinking of going old school with these leather deals for $50. Opinions? My wife thinks either will look ghetto.
Last edited by farpolemiddle; 03-12-2017 at 11:56 PM.
You'll wanna pin it between the head lights, not behind. It'll flop around like crazy at speed. Martin had to tape Laz's hood every track day because of the pin location.
The inconvenience of not fixing it will eventually become more than the inconvenience of fixing it right.
I have to disagree so far. Other than this hood issue this has been a crazy easy fix so far. Like maybe 3 of 4 hours of pulling off old stuff and bolting on new. I also have a bit of weight saving if that matters to anyone and plenty of room to mount a much bigger intercooler and oil cooler. I wouldn't have done this if not crashed of course. Even this hood issue is a matter of adding a few more push locks or a latch system.
Last edited by farpolemiddle; 03-13-2017 at 12:09 AM.
Got it back together. Amazon screwed me out of a week on one of the quick-locks. I used two 1.5s behind the headlights and the 1.25s designed for carb air filters in between the headlights since they had longer studs. Also added the spring kit. Fits pretty tight now. I can probably play with the gaps but I don't care. Need to redo the intercooler mount that is ghetto strapped in and need to work on the front nose plate indents.
03-11-2017, 09:37 PM
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