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thank you

Tony - The original hood on my 71 340 N-96 Challenger did not have hood pins.

No, they were two separate options, N96 and J45.

Challenger no, 'Cuda yes.

great info guys
thank you

I knew about cudas, but wasn't sure about challengers

thanks again
tony

My Challenger vert didn't have them but it does now. I bought the car in July 1972 when I was in the Navy stationed in Great Lakes, Ill. I came out to my car one evening and someone was in the process of stealing the shaker setup - the hood had been popped open and all the brackets were just finger tight. No one was around so I figured someone was coming back that night to get it. I bought a chain and padlock and chained it from behind the grille to the lower radiator bracket and the hood latch. The next weekend, I installed the hood pins in the stock place on the hood and put padlocks through the pins. No more problems. I now have the hood pins even though it didn't originally have them. That's probably how some of these cars ended up with pins - to prevent theft.
terry

I remember back in the 80's, I replaced the pins with an aftermarket set with a round key to lock the hood..what were those keys called? chapman?

Chrysler used to offer a set of locks to go through your existing factory pins just for that reason. I have a set in the box somewhere. I've posted pics of them before.

round security key. After they were unlocked you pushed the bezel down and the hold-down released.

after chapman lock was a Maxi lock ..have one of those too..still in the car.. lol