Pin on hood, yay or nay.
12-25-2005, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by GM Muscle
Maybe I'll do the Zeus style. Do they go right into the fender rails and upper nose support. They are deffinatly have a cleaner look.
I'll get some pictures of how mine was mounted. Its simple to do and if you take your time, it comes out looking pretty good. As said before, you just throw soft sheet on your roof and put the hood up there.
12-26-2005, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by The Big Show
Some people do it different ways. I just bought the "kit" from Jeg's that includes all the fastners, pop rivets and springs. Only took a few hours to complete the task.
12-26-2005, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by The Big Show
I'm glad the LS1 VFN hoods fit "GREAT" as you say cause mine sure as hell didn't. And now that I think about it, none of the aftermarket hoods I have ever bought fit GREAT. Quality has been sub par too as I have sent back every single hood I have ever bought and that was from Harwood, VFN as well as Glasstek. They all use the same damn shipping company and the idiots always bust the hood before it gets to my door. I decided to just keep this one because I was tired of shipping hoods back to the manf. And before you ask, I even paid for the "crate" to get the hood shipped in....my ***...the crate ended up being some extra cardboard.
Anyway, I would do the zeus style fasteners before the pin on. With the fastener tool you could have your hood off just as fast as pulling pins if there was an emergency. It would also take a very large gusting wind to blow the hood off the car and it was blowing that much you wouldn't have it sitting on your car anyway. I take mine off and on by myself all the time with no issues so two people aren't necessary and if it is, you really need to hit the gym
Anyway, I would do the zeus style fasteners before the pin on. With the fastener tool you could have your hood off just as fast as pulling pins if there was an emergency. It would also take a very large gusting wind to blow the hood off the car and it was blowing that much you wouldn't have it sitting on your car anyway. I take mine off and on by myself all the time with no issues so two people aren't necessary and if it is, you really need to hit the gym
12-26-2005, 11:36 PM
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Here's my pin on hood , it hasn't been cut to fit the car yet because I have to install my lexan first. This hood is going to extend to the windshield. This is one of VFN's newest syle hood. 
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12-27-2005, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by The Big Show
I take mine off and on by myself all the time with no issues so two people aren't necessary and if it is, you really need to hit the gym
12-27-2005, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GM Muscle
Do you have any pics of how you mounted your plates? I imagine that you had to cut the fender lip since it has alittle over hang?
But no cutting of the fender at all. I just took out two of the bolts (one on each side) since they ended up being right where the bracket needed to go.
Originally Posted by jshiver
What type of hood is that? That is exactly what I have been looking for...How high iks the cowl? Thanks,Jason
Originally Posted by 1fastWS6
So how exactly do you grab it by yourself to keep from snapping it in two? I've tried to pull mine off by myself and thought it'd break in the middle. I always have to have a helper to lift it off which is a major PITA. Not that its heavy, just large and flimsy.
12-31-2005, 12:50 AM
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Hell yeah, get the pin on. I'm going to get a pin-on stock style fiberglass hood. All the weight savings and still somewhat sleepy stock-ish looks, and without a huge price tag. Those hoods are so light, and I've taken my friend's off, it's not bad at all.
