Hood pins

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95Vert383AOD said:

I use AeroCatch Pins. They work great. They are lockable and they wont start rusting. http://www.aerocatch.com/

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Pics or it didn't happen!

 

Sharad

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madspeed said:

what is billet steel? Those upr ones are made of billet steel and polished...

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Those UPR pins are just cut from a block of steel.

http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-hood-pin-kit.html

You know, it's funny. You often hear people say that hood pins are for ricers or posers. But I guarantee those people haven't had a hood fly up on them! I once bought a car with a cowl induction hood on it, and the first time I took it out on the highway, the hood flew up and did a lot of damage. (very expensive)

Good hood pins are cheap insurance. As far as I'm concerned, form follows function, and hood pins keep the hood down!

 

Bill Gordon

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7991LXnSHO said:

Are these for looks or are they really there to keep the hood down? How fast are you going when you really need them?

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Currently mine are for looks but a fiberglass cowl hood is coming soon. Will be required for the new hood.

 

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i got these and im very happy with them!!! no more worries of hood flying up!
http://www.uprproducts.com/universal-polished-billet-hood-pin-kit.html

 

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mikestang63

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89stang1 said:

i got these and im very happy with them!!! no more worries of hood flying up!
http://www.uprproducts.com/universal-polished-billet-hood-pin-kit.html

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Jesus,... $90 for hood pins? They should open the hood for you.

 

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84Ttop

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Holy serious hood pins!
I like 'em

 

atey950

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ford racing with the torsion pins. 8 yrs old, no rust

 

ID89GT

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Hood pins make a car look mean imo. I love the look of hood pins with the cables attached to them. Makes every car I've seen them on look bad ass.

 

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89stang1

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mikestang63 said:

Jesus,... $90 for hood pins? They should open the hood for you.

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ya get what ya pay for....made of billet aluminum never rusts .............never!

 

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MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.

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Has anyone used the dzus 1/4 turn fasteners?

 

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MikeH686 said:

Has anyone used the dzus 1/4 turn fasteners?

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yes on my two drag cars with lift off hoods. They work very well but are not the best choice for a DD. PITA to align and lock/unlock every time you need to open the hood, plus you have to install mounts for securing the fasteners.

 

MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.

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Yeah that's what I'm installing on my car the mounts are already there

 

srtthis

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MikeH686 said:

Has anyone used the dzus 1/4 turn fasteners?

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we have 1 or 2 of them on the race car.. lol

im putting a lift off hood on mine this year

 

90lxcoupe

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How are these hood pins that use self tapping screws safer than a properly working hood latch?

 

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90lxcoupe said:

How are these hood pins that use self tapping screws safer than a properly working hood latch?

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those screws are just to hold the trim ring. the pin is bolted to the core support and would need to push the hood past the clips to get it open.

 

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Sharad

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89stang1 said:

i got these and im very happy with them!!! no more worries of hood flying up!
http://www.uprproducts.com/universal-polished-billet-hood-pin-kit.html

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^^BEAUTIFUL!

 

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89stang1

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Sharad said:

^^BEAUTIFUL!

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thanks bro!! and i use hoodpins along with the stock latch

 

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Can someone post a pic of where they mounted them on the core support? I had read to remove the bump stop and mount them there. So i removed the drivers side and the hood sat to low. So im thinking the holes on the inner side of the bumpstops.

 

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89stang1, that red has some serious depth to it. Very nice!

 

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mikestang63

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scottyheps said:

Can someone post a pic of where they mounted them on the core support? I had read to remove the bump stop and mount them there. So i removed the drivers side and the hood sat to low. So im thinking the holes on the inner side of the bumpstops.

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You can adjust the height of the hood pins by turning them and place some pieces of cut vacuum hose over the pins and then when you drop the hood down, the hose will keep the hood from rattling and also do the same function as the original bumpstops and raise up the hood level.