INSTALLATION - HOOD PIN KIT for 96 SS
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INSTALLATION - HOOD PIN KIT for 96 SS
Anyone please advise me where and how a Hood pin kit for my
96 SS should be installed...Thanks
96SS/Red w/black Ttop/full race suspension;58mm TB HOlley
Racetronix fuel system/PCM Madtuner/ 3000 vigilante et.etc.
too much to list.
96 SS should be installed...Thanks
96SS/Red w/black Ttop/full race suspension;58mm TB HOlley
Racetronix fuel system/PCM Madtuner/ 3000 vigilante et.etc.
too much to list.
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INSTALLATION-HOOD PIN KIT for 96SS
Thanks for your appropriate concerns, I would not be that
callous to do what you think I would do...No. This is for a
Fibreglass SS Aftermarket hood. Thanks very much... Please
advise where/how to install kit...Theo
callous to do what you think I would do...No. This is for a
Fibreglass SS Aftermarket hood. Thanks very much... Please
advise where/how to install kit...Theo
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Two things theory and practice.
In theory there should be at minimum, four pins and they should be in the best location to support the largest area. That's usually 1/3 in from all four sides.
In practice this usually puts the pins in locations where there is no supporting "frame" for mounting. And it's not the most esthetic (best looking) locations. So most people compromise and place them as near to these (1/3) location as possible. A common mounting location is the radiator support frame. It's back far enough from the front edge to give good hold down and still looks pretty good.
Out side of these general guide lines there's lots of different ideas. On my '84 I fabricated mounts that went from the front fascia to the rad. support so I could get the pins in a more ideal location. Some people use a simple rear hinge and only install front pins. Other have found that pins alone aren't enough and install Dzus fasteners around the edges of the hood. All depends on the "wieght" of the hood and your speed.
In theory there should be at minimum, four pins and they should be in the best location to support the largest area. That's usually 1/3 in from all four sides.
In practice this usually puts the pins in locations where there is no supporting "frame" for mounting. And it's not the most esthetic (best looking) locations. So most people compromise and place them as near to these (1/3) location as possible. A common mounting location is the radiator support frame. It's back far enough from the front edge to give good hold down and still looks pretty good.
Out side of these general guide lines there's lots of different ideas. On my '84 I fabricated mounts that went from the front fascia to the rad. support so I could get the pins in a more ideal location. Some people use a simple rear hinge and only install front pins. Other have found that pins alone aren't enough and install Dzus fasteners around the edges of the hood. All depends on the "wieght" of the hood and your speed.
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