hey ya'll.

i got a set of hoodpins for my 71 a few months back, and now i am wanting to put them on.

where is the right locatin for these things? i have a hole in my rad support right next to the rubber hood stopper, but when i close the hood, the hole in the bracing doesnt match up. is that where it is suposed to go? i did some searching but i couldnt find anything.

can somebody give me the location to where it is suposed to be mounted, or give me mesurments to where it is suposed to be as well.

thanks

aaron

Aaron,
If your car did not origianlly have hood pins, the core support will not have the correct holes in it. You will have to drill them. I have some measurements in a notebook out in the garage and will try to get a couple of pictures to post later this evening.

Aaron,
Here are some pics, including a template I made off my original 71 hood:

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/core%20and%20pin.JPG

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/core%20hole%20with%20pin.JPG

This is another core support without the hole drilled:

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/core%20wo%20pin.JPG

Dimensions from my original 71 hood from the factory.

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/dimensions.JPG

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/hoel%20ruler2.JPG

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/hole%20ruler1.JPG

This is a pic of the underside of the hood. This is a NOS GM hood:

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/underhood.JPG

Hope this helped,

bill,

thanks alot man, that was really helpful.

now, i shopudl drill the hole in the oval cut out in the hood correct?

i will save thes pics an keep them for future reference.

thanks again man

aaron

Aaron,
I suppose if you want it to look "correct" you could make the holes oblong. I would just make sure the hole in the bottom of the hod was big enough to clear and dont worry about it. Make sure and save the pics, I don't know how long I will leave them up on my web space.

oh, wut i ment was the oblonged hole is where i woudl drill for the pin to come through correct?

and yes i saved them.


thanks again man

aaron

Aaropn,
The hole in the top surface of the hood is not enlongated, it is round.

Bill,

thanks for the photos last night. i put my pins on a few hours ago, and they look great.

1 question, where does the wire for the pins route to. i cant seem to figure where they run.


thanks again


aaron

Wow, dude... Now that's what I call getting technical, about drilling holes.

Far out, graemlins/beers.gif

Actually, I'd love to know where the stock securing location for the wire holding the pin goes.....I have no idea too!! Radiator support?

thats wehre i think it is, but i aint to sure.

my wire is about 9" long :eek: ! and i cant figure out a good place to secure it to.

aaron

Its pouring rain out this moment. If it stops, I will get a picture to show where it goes. Otherwise it will be Friday smile.gif

yeah its pouring here as well. we were at my sisters softball game and it starting pouring like crazy and thundering and all.

its ok, i aint in no hurry.

do you have a general area where it goes?


aaron

Ok,
Stopped raining ... walked out to garage ... took 2 pics ... started pouring rain again :eek: Spent an unscheduled 30 minutes working on car ....

Here is the diagram from the assembly manual:


http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/diagram2.JPG

Here is another:


http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/diagram.JPG

Here is a pic of the cable end .. the cable is 16" end to end:

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/cable%20end.JPG

Finally, a pic of my car when it was about 2 years old .. you can sort of see the cable to get an idea of how it is routed:

http://billkoustenis.home.mindspring.com/hc1.jpg

would these measurements be the same for a 70 and 72

Bill,

thanks again man. yeah i thought the cable was longer than it was suposed to be, i guess i was wrong. tomorra i will mount the wire.

thanks again man, then i will get pics to share

aaron

Hey, I know this is an old thread, but this is exactly what I need, Bill, could you mail those pics to me, or re-host them?

Thanks :)