Recently I read this thread from start to finish! The most important tool in my shop for the racecar has been a bathroom scale! This thread reminded me of a few ideas that I had forgotten! One of them was switching my 5 steel hood pins to aluminum ones. I have 2 in the back and 3 in the front. I ordered the aluminum ones in 1/2 inch diameter and 4 inches long. When I went to swap them out I couldn't believe it when I got to the rears! My 2 rear pins were not only steel but they were 5 inches long with about an inch and a quarter sticking down under the bracket! I ended up cutting off some extra on 3 of the new aluminum ones. I weighed all the new ones and then all the ones I removed. The differance was just over 14 ounces or almost a pound off the front end! Thanks for posting! John
