Do you pin it down with just hood pins or can i bolt the hood hinges on it and use hood pins in the front??
newbie questoin about up22 race weight cowl hood..
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whitetrash_royalty said:
Pin-on hoods are just that, you need hood pins at all 4 corners.
Bolt-on hoods are, well, bolt-on. As in they have the provisions for the hood hinges as well as the front latch.
If this is a street car, don't mess with a Pin-on hood. Yeah, they are cheaper in the short term but your going to have a lot more fabrication to actually fit it to the car than you would a Bolt-on hood. Not to mention, you have to find a place to set the hood everytime you want to get to the engine.
it means you have to actually sand and grind ans possibly add fiberglass or some sort of filler to eather remove materal or add materal to get the hood to fit and look correct. its not gonna be a perfect fit when you buy it. there will be imperfections from the molding process that youll have to get fixed or fix yerself. its a good way to learn basic body werk imo. not to mention yer gonna have to mount pins on the car and then drill and reinforce the holes drilled in the hood so it doesnt start cracking. and like FE#X said, where ya gonna put the hood when yer werkin on the engine? if ya wanna do it that way thats good, just do research and get to hitting the books.
I dont care about it looking perfect, I care about weight savings. I think i'll buy a lift-off hood. And where are you gonna put the hood?? easy! On the ground! Or on top of the roof! 
I'm just goign to flat-black it anyways. I think fibreglass lift-off is the answer for me, that way I can get rid of the weight of the hood hinges and springs, too.
I'm just goign to flat-black it anyways. I think fibreglass lift-off is the answer for me, that way I can get rid of the weight of the hood hinges and springs, too.- Status
