I will be taking my stock hood latch out and installing Sparco hood pins onto my Stout CF hood. Where's the best place to drill for hood pins?
Where should I drill holes for my hood pins?
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why take the stock hood latch out. You will invite unwanted easy entries. I have my hood latch installed ad pins in my fiber glass hoos. I mounted mine on the outter corners near the head light twards the frnder, and also installed 2 on the inner frame where the hood first meet the head lights as well
The hood latch hook on the hood is screwed up and the hood doesn't fully close. So if I really want that hood on the car I'll need to take the latch out.
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get another hood latch. i got my pins towards the front of the hood. when you open the hood there are two rubber stoppers by where the intercooler sit. i took out the stoppers, put the pins there, drilled the holes in the hood so they'd work with the pins and there ya go. i think it looks nicer than by the fenders imo.
I had mine welded onto the radiator support, near the inner corners of the headlights..
kept the stock latch, too...
kept the stock latch, too...
if you check my threads... \/ links down there you can see were i put mine... and judge area and location from there... they are just a tad to close to hood cowl tho...but o well... they stilll work fine but the chrome round things are curved
Well you wouldn't drill them in the Targa now would you 
(but then again here it wouldn't surprise me)
(but then again here it wouldn't surprise me)
IJ.;1073665 said:Well you wouldn't drill them in the Targa now would you
(but then again here it wouldn't surprise me)
Well my targa bolts were all messed up and I had the hood pins laying around. They seem to be working well. Only bad part is that water leaks through the holes.
Yeah it isn't too bad when I am outside the car. I think I am going to invert them next time so I can pull the clips off from the inside.
hardware stores have butterfly latches... you hook then turn butterfly and it pulls it tight... .. I took my 76 ta and made it a targa/split in half to... top... had like 8 of them holding top on and together...
but i like the hood pin idea LOL got any pics ? look like a martian ?
but i like the hood pin idea LOL got any pics ? look like a martian ?
HommerSimpson;1073696 said:
I wish I had pictures... But you know.. I don't even have a targa :biglaugh:
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475rwhp459torq an climbin
RazoE;1073655 said:I had mine welded onto the radiator support, near the inner corners of the headlights..
kept the stock latch, too...
I have the same pins in the same location in this picture, but I also ave 2 more on the corners behind the headlights near te fender. I looks as clean as the picture in this photo