Help on hood pins

[Emay]

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

 

[1 JOE GT]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[ranger04]

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]

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

Rick

 

[CRoberts91]

i think we should protest Ford for free hood pins.

 

[Emay]

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

Rick

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

 

[cowtown]

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

 

[stanmckinney]

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

 

[cowtown]

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

 

[jcsuli74]

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.