Ok, so I am the first to admit this is not for everyone.
I pinned all four corners of the hood so I can lift off the hood completely while working on the car. I hate working around the hood--and I work on my car alot so to me it is worth it. (Add to the fact that my stock hinges/hood/windshield/front bumper was destroyed and it was time for a change).
So the idea was to mount the front pins using existing holes with no drilling into the car itself. For the rear--I had to drill two holes into the car. Bascially I used 3/16" steel plates which use the radiator mounting bolts on the top of the crossmember (see pics). I also used the same bolts to attach the pin cables. Then you mount the hood pins to the plate--outboard enough so the radiator cover will clear without having to cut that. This plate is also about 1/2 inch above the crossmember--enough space to put the 2nd nut right below the plate--thereby mounting the hood pin with a nut above and below the plate. Needless to say the hood is rock solid now.
Put on a new hood, new front bumper, battery relocation kit, new gauge panel, getting the new windshield in a couple of days---getting ready to hit the track hopefully in a couple of weeks!!
I pinned all four corners of the hood so I can lift off the hood completely while working on the car. I hate working around the hood--and I work on my car alot so to me it is worth it. (Add to the fact that my stock hinges/hood/windshield/front bumper was destroyed and it was time for a change).
So the idea was to mount the front pins using existing holes with no drilling into the car itself. For the rear--I had to drill two holes into the car. Bascially I used 3/16" steel plates which use the radiator mounting bolts on the top of the crossmember (see pics). I also used the same bolts to attach the pin cables. Then you mount the hood pins to the plate--outboard enough so the radiator cover will clear without having to cut that. This plate is also about 1/2 inch above the crossmember--enough space to put the 2nd nut right below the plate--thereby mounting the hood pin with a nut above and below the plate. Needless to say the hood is rock solid now.
Put on a new hood, new front bumper, battery relocation kit, new gauge panel, getting the new windshield in a couple of days---getting ready to hit the track hopefully in a couple of weeks!!