Four Hood Pins

[7upstang91]

I know how to do two hood pins in the front. Anyone ever do four of them in each corner? How long did it take? Thank you for any help.

 

[JNB0505]

i just put four in mine yesterday took a little while but had to be right only thing that sucks is when i take the hood off the hinges fall back in took me about two hours but it lokks great

 

[7upstang91]

i just put four in mine yesterday took a little while but had to be right only thing that sucks is when i take the hood off the hinges fall back in took me about two hours but it lokks great

how did you do the back two? Any pictures?

 

[faststang90]

my friend has 4 and i dont like it hard to get the hood on but i guess he needs to do some work to them and they would go on easy. i have 2 screw driver types on each side then the pins i dont know how they dd them

 

[Darkwriter77]

Isn't the four-pin arrangement pretty much how all pin-on aftermarket hoods are attached?

 

[faststang90]

this is how mine is done has 4 of the twist then 2 pins

View attachment 251485

 

[7upstang91]

this is how mine is done has 4 of the twist then 2 pins

View attachment 251414

Did I miss the other two? Well my dad and I finished it anyway. The car is about a half an hour from my house so if i go up there today i will take pictures and post them.

 

[JNB0505]

i put mine through the hinge hole the first one i can just open the hood too if need be

 

[Darkwriter77]

i put mine through the hinge hole the first one i can just open the hood too if need be

Sounds like it'd be easier than fabricating new brackets and everything.

Only question I would have about that would be, how do you align the hood to keep it from looking crooked when your rear mounts aren't in a fixed position?

 

[7upstang91]

Sounds like it'd be easier than fabricating new brackets and everything.

Only question I would have about that would be, how do you align the hood to keep it from looking crooked when your rear mounts aren't in a fixed position?

I made sure everything was lined up, it just worked for me. Hopefully I will be able to take pictures tomorrow. I used roofing brackets believe it or not. They were clean and simple, also perfect for what I was looking for.

 

[dre2013]

i have 4 pins on the stang i just bought and its annoying as hell. everytime you want to look under the hood even if its just to check the oil, you have to take the whole hood off. only thing i like about it is the fact that i can just drive it without the hood if need be. lol

 

[Darkwriter77]

At least you'd never have to worry about bumping your head on the hood while working on the motor.

Unless you don't mind unhooking four pins at a time and setting the hood aside (or on the roof, if you have something laid over it to keep it from scratching ... or you just don't care about the paint), this obviously isn't something someone should be doing to a daily-driven car. Sure, pin-on hoods are cheaper than bolt-ons, but you have to be able to justify the extra hassle that comes with that lower cost.

On my Notch ... eh, maybe, since it's only a weekend toy, and I'm forever confined by the limitations of a ghetto budget. But on my '84? Hell no. It'd be my luck, I'd go to take off the hood, a heavy gust of wind would catch it, and I'd either drop the hood or swing it over and damage something else on the car.

 

[93 LX]

get these, they look better and will secure your hood and you dont have to worry about lining it up over pins..

JEGS Heavy-Duty Hood and Deck Installation Kit - JEGS

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...tId=754041&itemId=97032&langId=-1&showValue=1