those look great, there also for security purposes.. the older hood hinge may not last and it may fail, leving the hood pins to save your ***. plus they look awesome

 

I had to have pins in mine, as I have no hood latch in the flimsy *** fiberglass hood. I like it thought that way.

I sense a little hostility. Ouch. We need a boxing section where matters can be hashed out one on one. Then, when everyone is happy, they can rejoin the rest of us.

 

Listen, really, if you don't recognize why your pixelated dick photo that you pulled, flame baiting and continued offensive comments are unique to this forum, let me tell you, they are.

You chronically direct inflammatory posts at people here under the guise of kidding around, and now it's my turn. Guess what? I don't like it. I'll ask you only this one time publicly to please cut it out.

Carlos Pineiro

 

that looks great Carlos, I like the idea of the functional scoop. and as many others have said, the hood pins do serve a purpose in case your hood latch fails, i've heard terrible stories of the hood flying back, wrecking the roof, windshield, fender aprons, and of course the hood.

 

I used a cutting wheel (actually I burned through 6) and kept scoring the top until it fell through. Don't use a saw, it might tweak your hood forever with ripples.

I measured ½" from the scoop's 8 bolt holes, and left room in front for a 8" air cleaner. At the time, I had a low rise intake so it didn't matter. In the back, 69s already have access holes for the turn sig directionals in the scoop.

If your hood bumpers are tight, your hood shouldn't move at 80, but I appreciate the comment, lol.




The 69 hood has factory cutouts for the hood pin bezels that line up with the rad crossmember, but measure and drill on the top of the hood to insure accuracy. If you're off by a cm it will stick out like a crooked picture on the wall and bug you forever.

CP

PS Thanks for the comments, everybody. I put this thread up because I couldn't find a hood pin thread for 69.

 

Is that a hood tach in the last picture? I've been looking at mounting a Firebird hood tach cause I don't want to clutter the instrument panel. Side note, I actually put a small lock on each of my hood pins so I don't have to worry about my car getting hot wired.

 

Yes it's a 4" auto-tech with the seams siliconed. It's large, but doesn't draw that much focused since I have an over-chromed Grande theme thing going on. I would recommend the repo stock style, which is a smaller, lower profile, hood mounted gauge.

They sell round key hood locks that came out in the early 70s and fit in the same place as the pins. I would eventually scratch up the hood with keys and like the pins anyway.

CP

 

Waffles is all fun in games Carlos, dont take things to heart. Its like if I said, I would have put those hood pins on the rear spoiler where it does not blow off when you go over 50.

 

Nice post! Well put.

 

Proof that I mod the Classics! Waffles lay off of CP....

Carlos the hood pins are great and the engine bay is detailed very nicely. Great job!