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Cut some giant holes in the hood...
I wanted to install some hood pins, but wanted something different than the old Mr. Gasket nipple style pins. I had purchased some Aerocatch hood latches that are designed to mount on top of the hood. I shaved the flange down to fit the contour of the hood, then after cutting two openings for the pins in my hood, I mounted them from below. They looked good, but not perfect. The front of the latch sat up about 1/8" above the hood, and the middle of the latch was about 1/16" below the surface. I then contoured the flat latches to match the contours of the hood and shaped the latch's top profile slightly so that the side lines of the pins are perfectly parallel with both the hood to fender seam and the ridge in the hood. Lastly, I filled the seam between the hood and the latch with kitty hair, followed by a light skim of glazing compound. Here is the final result, completed, painted, and installed. What do you think? Look okay?
First of all, I have to give credit where credit's due. I did not powder coat the pins themselves. My buddy Tim PCed them for me in black. He is not a professional, and is always critical of his work, but I think he does an amazing job! Here is the old junked hood that I used to mock up the cuts and get an idea of how I wanted to tackle the project. And finally, painted and installed. |
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Sorry, I meant this to read "so that the side lines of the latches are perfectly parallel with both the hood to fender seam and the ridge in the hood." |
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Kopy Kat....LOL j/k. We love the Aerolatch hood pin kits.
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They are great, aren't they? Definitely something different. They make a nice product, and they have options as well. You can either get the surface mount or the bottom mount. I liked the thick flange which allowed me to carve it down to the curvature of the hood. I take it you installed some as well, eh Jason? |
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By the way, I just noticed this was in the enthusiasts section. Sorry about that. I suppose it should be in the photos section, or the 1999-2004 section (this is on #00-325). If an admin wants to move it, that will be great. My apologizes for the oversight. (I wish we could edit/delete threads).
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Nice job in doing it yourself, and knowing you did it right. I commend
you for having the xxxx to cut the holes in your hood.
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Thank you. It really isn't a biggie to slice some holes in a car for me though, I used to build show cars and am an ASE Master Tech. Still, when working on a rare hood, that first cut can be a clencher. You just have to remind yourself that an OEM hood can be replaced. The last time I got the "clenchers" was when I shaved my girl's fuel door on her '94 and replaced it with a Shelby Cobra fuel cap. I was building her car up and doing some custom fabrication. I decided to relocate her fuel door to the sail panel, and while fabricating a sail panel to house the cap was not that big of a deal, welding her 1/4 panel shut was not for the faint of heart. After all, sail panels can be replaced a lot easier than bolting a fuel door back into the 1/4 panel. I prayed and prayed she would like the mod. Thankfully, she did. Here's a pic. |
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Wyatt, he owns a cool shop out in Tennessee.
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Jason | 281 Motorsports NO PM'S - PLEASE CALL | 714-575-1505 1996 Cobra Vortech SC / Track prepped 2015 Coyote Powered F-150 Check out our facility promo video here: http://bit.ly/1yHNfxM Email: 281motorsports@gmail.com Web: www.ProSpeedMustang.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/mustangperformance Youtube: http://bit.ly/1zOxanf "Doing the job right...is the ONLY option we offer!" |
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I know what you mean about the first cut. I did my TR hood pins.
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Those latches look clean. Nice work.
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Thanks Dave! I appreciate that.
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Thanks Jason! Actually, I used to. When I moved to Knoxville though, I ended up getting out of the biz. It still calls me from time to time... and I occasionally see a former customer who wants me to build them another show car. |
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That is an excellent job of integrating those Aerocatch pins and keeping the stealth look. I have a set of them, but I don't have the skill to install them. My auto body guy, who is very skillful at custom work, is still trying to figure out the best location to put them on my car. I may just go with the pins below, but looking at your car makes me want to add the Aerocatch again.....decisions, decisions
http://ringbrothers.com/catalog/prod...28/image/1034/
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Here are mine installed...
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Jason | 281 Motorsports NO PM'S - PLEASE CALL | 714-575-1505 1996 Cobra Vortech SC / Track prepped 2015 Coyote Powered F-150 Check out our facility promo video here: http://bit.ly/1yHNfxM Email: 281motorsports@gmail.com Web: www.ProSpeedMustang.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/mustangperformance Youtube: http://bit.ly/1zOxanf "Doing the job right...is the ONLY option we offer!" |
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To the op, I prefer the aerocatch style but didn't have the cajones to do it Great job! |
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Ah very nice, Jason! LOVE the SA20's! Quote:
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Awesome job. I couldn't do it. lol.
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Thanks mate!
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