Help on hood pins

Emay · Feb 11, 2008

replied to your PM John, give it a look over... let me know if you need anything else..

1 JOE GT · Feb 12, 2008

I have a question. I like them and they are really cool, but whats the perpous of them when you have the big pin that holds the hood down in the first place?
Joe

steedman07 · Feb 12, 2008

1 JOE GT said:
I have a question. I like them and they are really cool, but whats the perpous of them when you have the big pin that holds the hood down in the first place?
Joe

Have you not noticed hood shake? Im sure you have driven faster than 80 mph, and if you havent, you should be ashamed of yourself!! I did mine strictly for the bad hood shake that occured over 100 mph..I would have rather not drilled holes in my roof...heres a couple pics finished..

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/017.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/019.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/016.jpg

jcsuli74 · Feb 12, 2008

steedman07 said:
Have you not noticed hood shake? Im sure you have driven faster than 80 mph, and if you havent, you should be ashamed of yourself!! I did mine strictly for the bad hood shake that occured over 100 mph..I would have rather not drilled holes in my roof...heres a couple pics finished..

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/017.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/019.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/016.jpg

nice looking ride. i ordered my shelby pins monday. hood shake is an understatement i have had my car a year and on 3 seperate occasions my primary latch has popped loose thankfully the secondary caught the damn thing. dealer has adjusted everthing, replaced the latch. still does it. so screw it i am going to drill holes in my hood. what the hell was ford thinking, lets make a 5 foot long hood out of aluminum?

anybody have pics of the shelby pins on a factory hood with out the hood scoop?

1 JOE GT · Feb 13, 2008

I've noticed the hood shake. I've done 80-90....I haven't gone over 100 yet. But yes the hood does shake. But eventually that will lead to stress cracks right???
Joe

kooldawg6 · Feb 13, 2008

jcsuli74 said:
anybody have pics of the shelby pins on a factory hood with out the hood scoop?

Yes and whatever you do, DO NOT INSTALL THEM ON THE OUTER PART OF YOUR HOOD!!!!!! I messed mine up by doing so I used the outer most factory hole in the radiator support and it won't let the top plates sit correctly for the pins to sit flat in the recess! Of course this wasn't even possible to tell until I already had holes in my hood! Now my best bet is to ditch all my drag racing upgrade goodies and put it towards a new hood and paint

Crappy cell phone pics

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ApexStang · Feb 13, 2008

Damn Kool, sorry your install did not go well. I was thinking of buying the same ones and mounting them on the outer part of the hood as well.

Well, if you are thinking about getting a new hood instead, which hood(s) do you have in mind?

kooldawg6 · Feb 13, 2008

ApexStang said:
Damn Kool, sorry your install did not go well. I was thinking of buying the same ones and mounting them on the outer part of the hood as well.

Well, if you are thinking about getting a new hood instead, which hood(s) do you have in mind?

I like the location of it now just not the results of the pins/scuff plate. I want to get the Steeda cowl hood. Then I will mount them a lot further in next to the radiator cover, even if it means drilling new holes in the radiator support!

steedman07 · Feb 13, 2008

Here are a couple of pics of the pre cut radiator cover I had to buy. I pulled a Jason Vorhees on my stocker and ruined it trying to cut holes...

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/010.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/012-1.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/013.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/steedman07/016.jpg

kooldawg6 · Feb 13, 2008

I found a great deal on a stock hood from a Mustang Club member, so I will be spending more money and time on these hood pins

steedman07 · Feb 13, 2008

Damn Kool, sorry. When I was drilling my hood I was like, "I hope I measured this **** right"..But then I screwed up my radiator and billett covers!! $180 mistake!!
I would get the Steeda cowl if you have to replace anyway, Thats my favorite hood!!!

My Yellow Stang · Feb 13, 2008

In some with this style hood or if some knows someone it a trufiber GT S ram air.

ranger04 · Feb 14, 2008

I guess I'm different, I want my pins to have the shelby logo. Thr car has hurst, steeda, mobil 1 and many other logo's, shelby is just one more. You don't have to put on the cables, but it makes it handy as you don't have to look for a place to set them, just let them dangle.

RHuckster · Feb 16, 2008

I installed the Shelby ones -the Shelby logo & had them powder coated black.

Rick

CRoberts91 · Mar 23, 2008

i think we should protest Ford for free hood pins.

Emay · Mar 24, 2008

RHuckster said:
I installed the Shelby ones -the Shelby logo & had them powder coated black.

Rick

Rhuckster - you got any close ups of that black??

cowtown · Mar 24, 2008

I put these in over the weekend, a PITA install but happy now they're in.

stanmckinney · Mar 24, 2008

What strut brace do you have? Any rubbing on the hood?

cowtown · Mar 25, 2008

It's a Strange Development bar, only light rubbing on the liner.

jcsuli74 · Mar 26, 2008

kooldawg6 said:
Yes and whatever you do, DO NOT INSTALL THEM ON THE OUTER PART OF YOUR HOOD!!!!!! I messed mine up by doing so I used the outer most factory hole in the radiator support and it won't let the top plates sit correctly for the pins to sit flat in the recess! Of course this wasn't even possible to tell until I already had holes in my hood! Now my best bet is to ditch all my drag racing upgrade goodies and put it towards a new hood and paint

Crappy cell phone pics

damn that sucks. i couldnt bring myself to drill holes in my hood. so i took it to a friend of mine that owns a body shop. followed the instructions (that i had to find elsewhere since shelby didnt send anywith the pins) i helped put them in until it came to the drilling part and i politely excused my self. look good but yes they are a PITA to do. we spent a couple of hours measuring, remeasuring making sure it was were i wanted them.

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