Cowl CF Hood with hood pins

[1993MTXSHO]

Hey guys I have a CF cowl hoow that I bought hood pins for. My problem is that where the pins have to mount, the hood is about 2-3 inches thick and it seems like that is the frame for the hood. It is not on the thin part of the hood. Where and how did you guys mount yours? I have the aerocatch locking hood pins. Does anyone have any pictures of the underside of their hood with the pins mounted? I am scared t ocut throught that part becasue I think the hood may sag or crack over some time because I took away support.

 

[SinisterSHO]

When we installed my hood, we just took out the bump stops. We did this after looking and thinking for a while and decided that was the easiest spot. I like where they are, but I wish I still had the bump stops. Right now I just have some heater hose on the hood pin to make the hood sit right. I am also not running the latch, which would also help support the hood.

best pic I have uploaded

 

[SHO Continental]

I'm running mine no pins.. it's a little uneven though, but it's been tested to 130 with no problems.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

When we installed my hood, we just took out the bump stops. We did this after looking and thinking for a while and decided that was the easiest spot. I like where they are, but I wish I still had the bump stops. Right now I just have some heater hose on the hood pin to make the hood sit right. I am also not running the latch, which would also help support the hood.

best pic I have uploaded

I Thats actualyl a godo idea but i have different style pins they are the oval sorta of pins, not the cotter pin type and are bigger and probably harder to install. I was thinking of getting the ones you have where did you get those and how much were they?

I'm running mine no pins.. it's a little uneven though, but it's been tested to 130 with no problems.

maybe ok one time but I certainly wouldnt want a hood flying up on me at 130 iv herd storys about these hood comming up and I dont want it to happen to me.

 

[MYSHO1]

I'm running mine no pins.. it's a little uneven though, but it's been tested to 130 with no problems.

more the power to you, mine flew up at about 50 MPH on me, what group buy is yours from?

 

[dantheman68]

I'm running mine no pins.. it's a little uneven though, but it's been tested to 130 with no problems.

professionally tested im sure

 

[SHO Continental]

yeah tested in the wind tunnel at the ford research center.

I didn't get it in any gb, this is the first of the new ones that come with a support in the cowl. got it last feb.

 

[whiteman_01]

I wouldn't want mine to fly up either, but i still wish i didn't have the pins.

 

[SHO Continental]

well as it sits right now the car goes aboutttt 0 mph.. last action it saw was on a tow truck.. (trans died) I'm driving my stockish '95

 

[FoeSho]

Are these the ebay cowl hoods? If not where else have you gotten them and how do they fit?

 

[SinisterSHO]

You could use whatever kind of pins you want and mount them in the same place I did. Just make sure they're at the correct angle, correct height, etc.

 

[SHO Continental]

All the gen2 hoods are made by the same place. The ones on ebay are lesser quality and have some imperfections so they were sold off to those ebay sellers.. dunno if I'd want to get those. Check out www.shobrosgarage.com for the hoods.

 

[FoeSho]

I'd paint mine anyhow to match the car. The only color in my opnion that the CF looks good on unpainted is Black.. Otherwise it looks ricey to me.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

well as it sits right now the car goes aboutttt 0 mph.. last action it saw was on a tow truck.. (trans died) I'm driving my stockish '95

mines seen 0 mph for a while not about a month last wind it was was the tow truck as well, course I crashed mine. Im scared to drive w/o hood pins now becasue iv read that they fly up.

 

[MYSHO1]

I just picked up another cincy hood!