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12-12-2007, 08:40 PM

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Aren't those for track? Don't they look ugly? Got a pic?

yeah i have i think i have few. they look awsome. as matter of fact the cup cars came with hood latches from factory

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12-12-2007, 08:41 PM

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ever heard of the venturi effect? Rock pulled his hood latch thinking the wind would hold it down- nope- went through the windshield. If the hood pops up w/ the latch on it has a safety catch- thats why its never flown up all the way.

rock is a dumb as* lololol he cracks me up

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12-12-2007, 08:43 PM

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Well, I went home and halfway it popped up again, so I don't know what else to do, the hood is perfectly centered and the pin goes directly straight into the bottom latch...

you can tape it down lol, or your best bet is you putting larts girl on the hood. pics are coming in a second

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12-12-2007, 08:53 PM

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Does the latch part that holds the pin in place close effectively? Maybe the spring on that is bad?

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12-12-2007, 09:03 PM

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here are most of the pics i have. the last one is a pic of larts girl if you dont want to use hood pins or fix your hood latch

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12-12-2007, 10:30 PM

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Very nice, but looks better on the track than on the street...

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12-12-2007, 10:33 PM

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Well, I went home and halfway it popped up again, so I don't know what else to do, the hood is perfectly centered and the pin goes directly straight into the bottom latch...

You didn't forget step 7 did you?

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12-13-2007, 12:08 AM

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Take it from me-

DO NOT RUN THESE CARS WITH NO HOOD LATCH!

Jesus christ!

Talk about big *** wind barrier and being unable to see.

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12-13-2007, 12:21 AM

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Does the latch part that holds the pin in place close effectively? Maybe the spring on that is bad?

The spring is rusted, but I pulled on the cable and it does go back and forth fully...

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12-13-2007, 02:16 AM

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I found it much easier to get the latch set up correctly on my hood by unbolting the pin section from the hood and then placing it into the reciever while the hood was open to see if it sat in it correctly. Then you can look at it while moving it around to see why it keeps popping up and whatnot.

It also is quite fun to shoot the pin and spring assembly into the air with the opener.

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12-13-2007, 09:10 AM

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I did that several times, last night I saw that the lower housing that holds the latch was loos and I tightened it up, the latch was loose too and did the same, let's see how it works...

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12-13-2007, 01:26 PM

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It popped up again, but it lasted longer shuy, maybe I should get change the latches...

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12-13-2007, 01:26 PM

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It popped up again, but it lasted longer shut, maybe I should just change the latches...

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12-13-2007, 04:24 PM

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It popped up again, but it lasted longer shut, maybe I should just change the latches...

there we goooooooooooooo now your talking. as soon as i get my fiber glass hood i am going to put hood pins.

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12-13-2007, 07:21 PM

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there we goooooooooooooo now your talking. as soon as i get my fiber glass hood i am going to put hood pins.

My mechanic came over and determined that the spring had no tension on it, he pulled it up by the corner and tha cable feels tighter, drove it home, went over bumps and got up to 100 and it never went up. Today I got my rubber hood undermounts that go on the fender from Ian and put all 4 on, now it sits comfortably, problem solved, thanks all you thinking tanks for your suggestions and valuable input...

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