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Curse

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Hood flew up on me today on the way to school. I could of sworn I shut it right, I was so pissed at myself. Well here's the damage.
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Can I just unbolt the cowl panel, or does it have to be cut out? I'm not too worried about the plastic piece; the metal part does worry me.

Ever since I got me car painted, it has been a magnet for other people's stupidity as well as my own. This is what is left after some lady did not know to stop before the line that separates the two parking spaces.
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I don't think I am getting another mustang painted again.
 

FrankenStang

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Damn that sucks..
 

Strype

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Dude... no no no


Hood pins people
 

85ragtop

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The guy I got my 85 from left the hood pins out, it flew up at 55mph.
 

Curse

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Strype said:
Dude... no no no


Hood pins people
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First thing I am going to do once I get it fixed.
 

ryan218

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hmmm . so what happend? did you not shut it? or what? you latch fail?

the cowl panels just un blots. the metal piece well...i say that will be a costly repair unless you know how to beat it out
 

Ozz

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I can't believe how many people forget to put their hood pins in.

Try this:

http://www.deftracing.com/aerocatch_hood_pins/index.htm

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GroverDill

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those look cool
 

88gt

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mansonozz said:
I can't believe how many people forget to put their hood pins in.

Try this:

http://www.deftracing.com/aerocatch_hood_pins/index.htm

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Those are very nice!!!

Somebody had their thinking cap on that day!!
 

Grits

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Bro i have SOOOOO been there...

Mine flew up on the drag strip at 85+ mph.. Bashed the TOP OF THE CAR TOO.. $2000 in damage. about wrecked waiting for the electric wondows to roll down so i could stick my head out,.
 

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Just think, if you use those you can reduce weight and the line for the hood latch
 
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emagdnim

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Are the regular hoods with no pins at risk for this? I hear about it alot...
 

68torinogt

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hood pins look stupid!!
 

Jaswir

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anyone have pictures of hood pins installed?
 
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u got lucky. man so did i today.. i was on my way home from picking up my steering column at my friends house with my truck thank god for push bars.. i hit a pot hole and it made me turn almost rite into a tree.. luckly i jus clipped it and with some scratches on the paint and a broken side view mirror
 

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68torinogt said:
hood pins look stupid!!
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I dont like em either. Get a friggin hood latch that works.
 

795.0pacecar

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emagdnim said:
Are the regular hoods with no pins at risk for this? I hear about it alot...
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Only if you dont latch it right. Metal hoods have a much smaller chance of the latch failing. My hood is 27 years old and has never flown up.
 

68torinogt

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smokin91' said:
I dont like em either. Get a friggin hood latch that works.
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agreed
 

Ozz

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Jaswir said:
anyone have pictures of hood pins installed?
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Strype

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For you hood pin haters...


Good Luck with your car. That's all.

Dr. Strype
MD, RN, LPN, ASE, BSBA
 
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