lrk322

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Hey Guys,

Heres a question for ya. I am meeting someone to buy an SS hood, Im going from Tyler, TX to Antler, OK taking 271 the whole way. I was just gonna install the new hood when I met the guy, figured it only takes a few minutres right?

Is it bad for my car, will anything fly off if I drive 75 mph for 4.5 hours with my hood off? What happens if it rains? Will I get pulled over and given a ticket, as Im sure Ill pass a state trooper on my way there.

Thanks,
Lane

1gen

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I wouldnt reccomend it, I got pulled over in dallas driving back to arlington from lewisville after I got done dropping off the hood at the painter

had20z

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ehhh....tell you the truth, if you do get pulled over just explain to the cop what is going on and than he probly be cool, about it.......maybe.....


probly if you drive threw a monsoon it will **** some **** up but just your normal sprinkle to light rain i wouldnt think it would **** anything up

and nothin should fly off, i mean the factory does a good job of strapping everything down for it doesnt bounce around and ****...

btw, i just finshed bagging my truck like 2 weeks ago, and i drove without my bed for a week, and i passed and seen several state troopers, HPD officers and a few local baytown cops.....and no one said or did anything ....just looked at me like WTF is that!!!

1gen

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oh, I forgot to say, there are gonna be TONS of bugs all over everything

lrk322

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did you get a ticket or did you just explain to the cop what was going on? Did he say you could get a fine or something?

Im not worried about bugs just didnt want anything to fly off or get damaged.


There shouldn't be any problems throwing the hood on my car should there? It should just bolt right up with a little adjustment?

POC

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I got pulled over for driving without a passenger door once. (old car)

NexGen

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What kinda car? They let Jeeps always cruise with no doors??

rayosequis

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Now that there's funny, I don't care who you are...

had20z

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POC

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It was a VW Bug. He was really cool about it though. LOL

I was having the door repainted and my ride to work went awol.

1gen

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he said something about it was unsafe and gave me a fix it ticket

Stang Man

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I did about 45 minutes in my Mustang like that, no big deal.

Take off your intake plumbing and hook up a huge funnel, FREE RAM AIRRRR!!!!!

Arron

mikespeed95

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shoudl be fine, dont it a lot, just make sure your wiring harness is bolted down securely. if your good with sheetmetal you *might* want to make a deflector in front of your intake, just to keep rocks/bugs/debris you *might* encounter out of your belts/accessories. ive gotten small debris in my belts on the track once, broke my tensioner and something else.

lrk322

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How much was the ticket? If its not too much Im not worried except that I got a speeding ticket in february and Im on 3 month driver's probation so that it doesnt go to insurance. They said I cant get a driving related ticket in three months Ive violated the probation, I wonder if this would count?

cyphur

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find a pickup to borrow and go pick up the hood, or leave the stock hood there. driving 5 hours w/o a hood is just kinda dumb. the mess you'll create for yourself, invariably, will not be fun.

lrk322

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true, true

Its hard to find someone to let me borrow a pick up for an entire day though. Its a total 9 hour drive. Probably does make more sense though.

1970judge

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Your fucked if it starts raining lol.

mikespeed95

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rent a truck from enterprise.

actually its a hood. rent a minivan, take the seats out before you leave, enjoy 30mpg the whole way there. put in your new hood. drive home enjoying 30mph, remove your hood from its enclosed bug/debris free cabin, re install seats, return rental, install and enjoy new hood.

TheRealSS

not a bad idea....

red90cobra

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i driven 30 minutes to go get my hood. had my hood off and everything with light drizzle. didn't hurt a thing. you still have the filter on and everything so no biggie