mr gasket locking hood pins installed.
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mr gasket locking hood pins installed.
Well I got them on. It would of been 10 times easier had they been no locking as I had to take a huge chunk out of the bottom side of the hood too, to fasten the lock down. I tested them up to 150mph and the hood is about the same sturdy wise without the latch assembly that they tell you to use with the pins. Im daring so I tossed it. Well this is how it looks.
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Originally Posted by Magnet
why did you need them??
In my opinion, they're not cool unless you absolutely need them. Even then, they're not really cool or good-looking, just more of a necessity.
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I think they look alright. Can we get a pic of the underside of the hood you were talking about and maybe some more detail as to what the procedure was for mounting these.
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I have always been a fan of hood pins, looks good, and I just wanted to throw a point out to the guys that are saying "why do you need them?" and "they're not cool unless you need them". We'll I guess you are knocking almost every production line muscle car from the 60's and 70's considering that hood pins were not a necessity but a optional accent piece. Next time think about the way you chose to critique something.
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Originally Posted by Forza13
I have always been a fan of hood pins, looks good, and I just wanted to throw a point out to the guys that are saying "why do you need them?" and "they're not cool unless you need them". We'll I guess you are knocking almost every production line muscle car from the 60's and 70's considering that hood pins were not a necessity but a optional accent piece. Next time think about the way you chose to critique something.
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Originally Posted by Tudds
You can also open the hood without going inside the car the unless you had the locking ones...so then it served a purpose
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yeah dude thats a big value of your car you just drilled out. SS hood is what makes the car and you just ruined it
i'd ditch that crappy fernco too..its an SS not a bootleg beater
i'd ditch that crappy fernco too..its an SS not a bootleg beater
Well then I guess having an aftermarket fender and bumper cover ruin it too. Or, maybe the ss hood off of a different ss....or maybe putting a hurst shifter in when it wasnt optioned on the car. Oh and the fernco imo looks better than an accordian in the place. But if you want to get your panties in a bunch thats fine by me. Im just trying to show how it looks and tell about my experiance with it incase somebody may want to "ruin" their car.
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Originally Posted by Forza13
I have always been a fan of hood pins, looks good, and I just wanted to throw a point out to the guys that are saying "why do you need them?" and "they're not cool unless you need them". We'll I guess you are knocking almost every production line muscle car from the 60's and 70's considering that hood pins were not a necessity but a optional accent piece. Next time think about the way you chose to critique something.
And to the original poster: If it makes you happy... good. Because that's all that counts.
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Originally Posted by ss1129
Well the hood popped on me at about 140 on the highway. The safty latch caught it.
You're gonna kill someone or yourself /rant
hood hinges=hood latch
no hinges=pin on hood
just my .02
Last edited by hondo; 05-04-2006 at 09:51 PM.
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Wellllll, I think it looks good. I have hood pins also--not locking ones though..I just might see if I can change them...lots of people like them...the ones that don't can go jump in the damn lake for all I care.......
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I love how lazy people are about taking pictures lol. I've ran outside bare foot in my boxers at midnight in 40 deg weather to snap pictures of things people have wanted before, and most people can't pop their hood ( you especially with your fancy hood pins, you don't even have to go inside your car ) and snap two pictures, and close the hood, take a max of 2 mins from going out to the car, taking the pictures, and getting them onto your pc. another 3 to post them tops.