View Poll Results: Bolt on or Pin on Hood?
Bolt on... easyier/better looking and who cares about the few extra lbs??
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49.28%
Pin on.... lighter and cooler lookin...
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50.72%
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Bolt on or Pin on hood?
11-22-2008, 01:11 PM
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you said you have extended to the windshield correct? if so then you cant see the plastic crap where the windshield wipers go? i took my windshield wipers off and if you leave the plastic crap off it looks like **** with a stock ss hood.. just want to make sure that if i order one that is extended it will cover that.. any pix by the way
11-22-2008, 02:08 PM
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you said you have extended to the windshield correct? if so then you cant see the plastic crap where the windshield wipers go? i took my windshield wipers off and if you leave the plastic crap off it looks like **** with a stock ss hood.. just want to make sure that if i order one that is extended it will cover that.. any pix by the way
11-22-2008, 05:30 PM
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troopercar, i agree with everything u said 100% thats exactly my situation....
how do u like the zues fasteners... did u wish u used reg old pins??? how hard was it to set that up? any pics or help would be much appreciated... i dont wanna **** it up lol
how do u like the zues fasteners... did u wish u used reg old pins??? how hard was it to set that up? any pics or help would be much appreciated... i dont wanna **** it up lol
11-23-2008, 07:44 AM
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The car is at RevXtreme for now, I'll get pics of the brackets later. Probably be after thanksgiving.
I like the dzus a lot. They look much cleaner than pins and are very easy to lock and unlock. I made the mounting brackets out of aluminum angle and strip from home depot. The 3 down each side I lined up with and used the factory fender mount bolts. The 3 in the front mount to the area the top of the nose mounts to. Kinda a pain in the ***, just a lot of measuring, cutting, trial and error, and adjustments. It was worth it in the end, though.
Like I said, though, I don't drive it much it's a weekend toy. If you get lazy, this thing will cause you to not check your fluids and stuff often enough on a driver. Make sure you really want the extra weight savings of a pin on enough to live with the inconvenience.
I like the dzus a lot. They look much cleaner than pins and are very easy to lock and unlock. I made the mounting brackets out of aluminum angle and strip from home depot. The 3 down each side I lined up with and used the factory fender mount bolts. The 3 in the front mount to the area the top of the nose mounts to. Kinda a pain in the ***, just a lot of measuring, cutting, trial and error, and adjustments. It was worth it in the end, though.
Like I said, though, I don't drive it much it's a weekend toy. If you get lazy, this thing will cause you to not check your fluids and stuff often enough on a driver. Make sure you really want the extra weight savings of a pin on enough to live with the inconvenience.
11-27-2008, 07:59 AM
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to help here, Trooper, would it be good to mark where the bolts are for fastening the angle brackets with like blue-tape, then transferring that to the hood once the alignment is right? All this before cutting anything? Thanks
BTW Troop, your car is my wallpaper on 3 of 4 computers....
BTW Troop, your car is my wallpaper on 3 of 4 computers....
11-27-2008, 08:10 AM
#34
Yeah Duffster, measure 50 times before cutting. lol
I started by setting the hood in place and measuring everything. Then I dummied up the brackets and marked everything with a crayon. Mark on the fenders with the crayon where the fender bolts are, then measure how far in away from the fender you want the dzus. Some of it I eyeballed like the angle of the dzus backing brackets because the hood is curved you can't just mount them level with the fenders and nose. They have to be angled up a little. Just trial and error. Checked, double checked, then cut.
It's best I think to get close with your marks then drill the holes in the hood exactly where you want them so they look good then mount the brackets according to that, not the other way around.
I started by setting the hood in place and measuring everything. Then I dummied up the brackets and marked everything with a crayon. Mark on the fenders with the crayon where the fender bolts are, then measure how far in away from the fender you want the dzus. Some of it I eyeballed like the angle of the dzus backing brackets because the hood is curved you can't just mount them level with the fenders and nose. They have to be angled up a little. Just trial and error. Checked, double checked, then cut.
It's best I think to get close with your marks then drill the holes in the hood exactly where you want them so they look good then mount the brackets according to that, not the other way around.
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11-27-2008, 08:29 AM
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after thought...
how about put the marks on the fender and hood....tape
mount the undrilled brackets (fender hole yes, not the dzus spring holes
make the dzus holes in the hood but don't put the screws in
marker through the hood onto the brackets and there ya go...
then trim the brackets as needed....
how about put the marks on the fender and hood....tape
mount the undrilled brackets (fender hole yes, not the dzus spring holes
make the dzus holes in the hood but don't put the screws in
marker through the hood onto the brackets and there ya go...
then trim the brackets as needed....
12-04-2008, 08:54 AM
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my old hood (glasstek 4" bolt on cowl hood) weighed 50lbs even with all the brackets/hood struts.
