From Phoney to Poser in one Day! Pics...
04-07-2008, 11:53 AM
#21
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RE: From Phoney to Poser in one Day! Pics...
Looks great! I would leave the lettering as it is. Nothing wrong with it at all. Onlyone thing I would do differently, and one thing I'd recommend for people putting pins on their car.
1. Get some black button head screws instead of those phillips head.[:'(]Button heads are domed and take an allen head driver or wrench. You can get them in stainless or black steel finish. They'd finish off those pins perfectly! Good looking car!
For those who've never don it, when drilling out holes for any hood pins, I highly recommend first using the blue auto/body masking tape and put a few layers over where you're going to drill, both on top and on the bottom of your hood.(This prevents paint from cracking, peeling, especially on fiberglass hoods) After taping, mark holes from the bottom, and start drilling with the smallest bit possible, changing to a larger size . If you do this and progress up in bit sizes it's much easier to get a perfect angle of the hole. Don't ever just take to it with a 1/2" drill bit! That's a huge hole that cannot be corrected once drilled, whereas a small one can be change by reangling the drill, and nothing would look worse than misaligned hood pins.[:'(]
1. Get some black button head screws instead of those phillips head.[:'(]Button heads are domed and take an allen head driver or wrench. You can get them in stainless or black steel finish. They'd finish off those pins perfectly! Good looking car!
For those who've never don it, when drilling out holes for any hood pins, I highly recommend first using the blue auto/body masking tape and put a few layers over where you're going to drill, both on top and on the bottom of your hood.(This prevents paint from cracking, peeling, especially on fiberglass hoods) After taping, mark holes from the bottom, and start drilling with the smallest bit possible, changing to a larger size . If you do this and progress up in bit sizes it's much easier to get a perfect angle of the hole. Don't ever just take to it with a 1/2" drill bit! That's a huge hole that cannot be corrected once drilled, whereas a small one can be change by reangling the drill, and nothing would look worse than misaligned hood pins.[:'(]
04-07-2008, 04:16 PM
#22
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RE: From Phoney to Poser in one Day! Pics...
ORIGINAL: Scotte28516
Looks great! I would leave the lettering as it is. Nothing wrong with it at all. Onlyone thing I would do differently, and one thing I'd recommend for people putting pins on their car.
1. Get some black button head screws instead of those phillips head.[:'(]Button heads are domed and take an allen head driver or wrench. You can get them in stainless or black steel finish. They'd finish off those pins perfectly! Good looking car!
For those who've never don it, when drilling out holes for any hood pins, I highly recommend first using the blue auto/body masking tape and put a few layers over where you're going to drill, both on top and on the bottom of your hood.(This prevents paint from cracking, peeling, especially on fiberglass hoods) After taping, mark holes from the bottom, and start drilling with the smallest bit possible, changing to a larger size . If you do this and progress up in bit sizes it's much easier to get a perfect angle of the hole. Don't ever just take to it with a 1/2" drill bit! That's a huge hole that cannot be corrected once drilled, whereas a small one can be change by reangling the drill, and nothing would look worse than misaligned hood pins.[:'(]
Looks great! I would leave the lettering as it is. Nothing wrong with it at all. Onlyone thing I would do differently, and one thing I'd recommend for people putting pins on their car.
1. Get some black button head screws instead of those phillips head.[:'(]Button heads are domed and take an allen head driver or wrench. You can get them in stainless or black steel finish. They'd finish off those pins perfectly! Good looking car!
For those who've never don it, when drilling out holes for any hood pins, I highly recommend first using the blue auto/body masking tape and put a few layers over where you're going to drill, both on top and on the bottom of your hood.(This prevents paint from cracking, peeling, especially on fiberglass hoods) After taping, mark holes from the bottom, and start drilling with the smallest bit possible, changing to a larger size . If you do this and progress up in bit sizes it's much easier to get a perfect angle of the hole. Don't ever just take to it with a 1/2" drill bit! That's a huge hole that cannot be corrected once drilled, whereas a small one can be change by reangling the drill, and nothing would look worse than misaligned hood pins.[:'(]
Thanks again,
Mike
04-07-2008, 05:13 PM
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RE: From Phoney to Poser in one Day! Pics...
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The only downside is you will have to instruct
the dealership on how to get the hood open now.
Super job! Looks awesome.
The only downside is you will have to instruct
the dealership on how to get the hood open now.
Super job! Looks awesome.
LOL....so true, so true.....Thanks!! And you will be pleased to know, not one Scotchlock fastener in the whole job!!!
