Is there a "factory correct" position for the actual pins (sideways or front-to-back)on the hood pins on an AAR Cuda?

Not to jump in here, but also, what is the orientation of the 4 screws that hold the plate on the hood for AAR? + or x

Since the AAR-T/A hoods are fiberglass composite . . . not screws, but rivets

The pin location was supposed to be straight in but ive seen it both ways on original survivor cars. Meaning straight in and from the side. Also the holes to anchor the hood pin bezel to the hood. Have seen it both ways + and X Here are the hood pins from a 1200 mile AAR The pins get pushed in from the sides.

These are from another low mileage car. These push in from the front.

My 71 has them fwd and back and x...the original aar hood I had bought has the x rivets..the pins look better in the fwd and back design

Great pics, thank you very much...mine are oriented from side to side however the car was restored (by someone else) in '09 and I wasn't sure that it was correct. My previous AAR had them front to back but it had been "messed with" as well.

I agree with AARCONV that the pins look better in the front to back layout but to change that now would require drilling the rivets and re-orienting my hood pin "plates" (there are slight wear marks where the pins contact the plates and I would want to keep that consistent). When it comes to re-riveting the plates I become a little nervous working with a 45 year old fiberglass hood...Yikes.

Thanks again for the photos,

Bob