SoddyRebel
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If you are like me and like the clean look of no hood pins but need them because of latch or hood problems, then this is a good solution.
Feel free to ask any questions and i will be glad to help.
With the hood down in its latched position, make a mark on the underside of the hood using the existing holes. (a nail or small punch works well)
Pop your hood and lay a towel or old bed sheet over the engine bay to keep the engine clean from drilling.
Use a drill bit that is close to the size of the pins you are using, in my case it was a 1/2.
Find the mark you made on the underside of the hood.
Drill the hole very carefully and slow, be sure not to hit the top side of the hood when you drill through.
On the back side drill another hole big enough to get your finger, wrench, or magnet through.
Have your pin setup with one bolt already on it and the stainless plate.
I used a magnet to hold the nut while i put it in the back hole and threaded the pin into the nut. (kinda tricky, just take your time)
Tighten the nuts until you have them in the desired length.
Then let the hood down and mark where the pins hit the headlight panel and drill oval shaped holes for the pins to fall through. (you will also have to cut the radiator cover. Excuse my chipping one, a new one is in the works.)
Then make sure the pin falls through the hole without touching the headlight panel and slide your pin in.
Repeat for the other side and your done :thumbsup:
Final Pics: This is so much cleaner then having exposed pins imo.
Feel free to ask any questions and i will be glad to help.
With the hood down in its latched position, make a mark on the underside of the hood using the existing holes. (a nail or small punch works well)
![Untitled-1-5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-1-5.jpg&hash=179fa26050411a6d6753df8a3521b430)
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Pop your hood and lay a towel or old bed sheet over the engine bay to keep the engine clean from drilling.
![Untitled-5-10.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-5-10.jpg&hash=cdacd06f59ea2724092b80be1a013092)
Use a drill bit that is close to the size of the pins you are using, in my case it was a 1/2.
![Untitled-4-6.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-4-6.jpg&hash=145fafb02ae33171859d0a3df8b1ca0a)
Find the mark you made on the underside of the hood.
![Untitled-3-6.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-3-6.jpg&hash=546a46b1afee656528c4f3491c189a10)
Drill the hole very carefully and slow, be sure not to hit the top side of the hood when you drill through.
![Untitled-6-7.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-6-7.jpg&hash=61340c43d9984a2a98fcf90d3fcd9761)
On the back side drill another hole big enough to get your finger, wrench, or magnet through.
![Untitled-7-5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-7-5.jpg&hash=1a0527a4f9305a1fe202584e62fde695)
Have your pin setup with one bolt already on it and the stainless plate.
![Untitled-8-5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-8-5.jpg&hash=3ebfcc2dcbb0afcef59628e83ec05b41)
I used a magnet to hold the nut while i put it in the back hole and threaded the pin into the nut. (kinda tricky, just take your time)
![Untitled-9-4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-9-4.jpg&hash=fcfb8c3132188b616cb72ff739f25f64)
![Untitled-10-4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-10-4.jpg&hash=2d1d9f2a7f82a670c764ef664b4041f8)
Tighten the nuts until you have them in the desired length.
![Untitled-11-5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-11-5.jpg&hash=c6d32242a297c08ed1c7cdde54fdebff)
Then let the hood down and mark where the pins hit the headlight panel and drill oval shaped holes for the pins to fall through. (you will also have to cut the radiator cover. Excuse my chipping one, a new one is in the works.)
![Untitled-14-4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-14-4.jpg&hash=155ca773d32a39e9fa3e014ff66d04fd)
Then make sure the pin falls through the hole without touching the headlight panel and slide your pin in.
![Untitled-21-4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-21-4.jpg&hash=eab649b9b24d8696ae39b56531a4a305)
Repeat for the other side and your done :thumbsup:
![Untitled-13-4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-13-4.jpg&hash=f86c1f0d0639a234d1aeb7291aba5427)
Final Pics: This is so much cleaner then having exposed pins imo.
![Untitled-16-4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-16-4.jpg&hash=7b3514be5a6d9882c8f9a03dcd858dd7)
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![Untitled-22-2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu192%2Fsawdyrebel%2FUntitled-22-2.jpg&hash=301973aa6f1fd2d02fd27afb8b833a67)