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Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: Chris2581] #1366714 01/08/13 11:23 PM 01/08/13 11:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet
Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md	mines a "race weight" pin on. no problems. [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/pui5j.jpg[/IMG] Coming soon!!!!

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: thedriver] #1366715 01/08/13 11:53 PM 01/08/13 11:53 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,141 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,141 Bend,OR USA	Quote: I'm looking to get a glass hood for my challenger. Six pack hood. Mostly cuz I love the look, also because my rallye hood weighs a ton. When I finish the car this time it will be raced less, highway driven more. I don't do shows, and I'm not anal about my clean engine bay, so i won't show that off. Mostly curious at what speed does the hood start to do funny things, and how many pins to use? I'm going to assume that when you say six pak hood your talking about the 1969 six pak scoop on a 1970 Challenger hood, not the fibreglas 1970 T/A sixpak hood and scoop. I bought a raceweight Duster hood with a 1968 Hemi scoop molded on it by the fibreglass company I bought it from, I did what Doc Fibregals is suggesting, I molded some aluminum angle brackets onto the bottom of the hood so it would bolt onto the stock A body hinges. I removed the stock hood springs and use a broom stick to hold the hood up when open, trying to mislead some of those that think they have a "fast car" I used two Dzuz fateners behind the scoop, the two stock hinges at the rear corners, two more dzuz fasteners between te hinges and the front and four more dzuz aster acros the front. The scoop stays normal until around 125 + MPH, the faster the car goes the taller the scoop try to stretch It runs 134.+ MPH in the 1/4 now I use to have a sixpak on the motor and I trimmed the hood so the stock type six pak aircleaner elements with two stacked on top of each other would clear the hood that meant it has two bolts holding the front of the scoop on the front instead of four like the 1968 SS cars have Several of my other bracket cars had lift off hoods, I hated them, especially at the track when the wind was blowing Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: Cab_Burge] #1366716 01/09/13 12:48 AM 01/09/13 12:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	I have a glass hood on my 63. I have foam under it so on nice days I can sit the hood on the roof. But if its windy at all the hood stays on. I like it the best when I have to work on the car as it gives plenty of light to see real good and dont have to worry about hitting my head on the safety catch. Ron

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: 383man] #1366717 01/09/13 12:56 AM 01/09/13 12:56 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,481 Outside thedriver OP pro stock
thedriver OP pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,481 Outside	Cool, thanks guys. Can't post pic from my not so smart phone. Im thinking of a 4" six pack like the one on that red hemi challenger mr norm did. 1973 challenger Dana. 4 speed. Low deck.

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: dOrk !] #1366718 01/09/13 12:56 AM 01/09/13 12:56 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,245 Between a rock & a hard place C cudadoug master
cudadoug master C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,245 Between a rock & a hard place	Quote: Come on guys ....at the shows you can make those 2-3 foot pin extensions. ALSO .. you can adapt a totally PIN ON hood to "bolt-on" to the hinges ...IF the bracing is done decently. We (the car owner actually) just fabbed some aluminum structure to bolt his lift off hood to a hinged deal. Came out pretty slick for minmal dough and time. I have a bolt on AAR 6-pack hood for my Dart project and it is a NICE piece. No, it's not the max weight savings but it is WAY lighter than my OE steel flat hood is! Guess it depends on how "race car" you need your street car to be. I'll never have a pin on hood on a street car again (had 2) but that's just me. What difference is a pin on hood REALLY going to show on a timeslip compared to a bolt on? Not very much...

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: cudadoug] #1366719 01/09/13 01:33 PM 01/09/13 01:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,466 malvern, ohio 3 3ddart pro stock
3ddart pro stock 3 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,466 malvern, ohio	for my hemi dart clone i didn't want to worry about the scratches or wind so i sloted the back hood pin bezels and made aluminum sleeves and bent 2 hood pins + made a prop rod for the front so i can show the engine at cruises with out the worries. seems the engine is what always grabs their attention lol. the sleeves and bent pins tend to stabilize the rear of the hood in case it gets bumped or slightly windy. if i think it's too windy i put the hood down dave 7539825-carpic006.jpg (51 downloads)

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: 3ddart] #1366720 01/09/13 01:36 PM 01/09/13 01:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,466 malvern, ohio 3 3ddart pro stock
3ddart pro stock 3 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,466 malvern, ohio	closer picture. 7539830-298970_170670939682097_110043272411531_367291_1466196388_n.jpg (62 downloads)

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: 3ddart] #1366721 01/09/13 02:45 PM 01/09/13 02:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,146 Now - Port Orange,Fla. Former... MIKES_DUSTER master
MIKES_DUSTER master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,146 Now - Port Orange,Fla. Former...	My dad and I both just carried in the car a small blanket or the car covers and just put them on the roof to protect it.

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: thedriver] #1366722 01/09/13 02:54 PM 01/09/13 02:54 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,826 NY usa 5 540challenger master
540challenger master 5 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,826 NY usa	Just becareful when the hood is off, One windy day on an open field and it could take flight

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: 540challenger] #1366723 01/09/13 05:11 PM 01/09/13 05:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	My buddy has this 6pk lift off hood on his Demon and I think its the 4" one like you plan to use. Ron Last edited by 383man; 01/09/13 05:12 PM.

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: 383man] #1366724 01/09/13 05:22 PM 01/09/13 05:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,481 Outside thedriver OP pro stock
thedriver OP pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,481 Outside	Perfect. 1973 challenger Dana. 4 speed. Low deck.

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: thedriver] #1366725 01/09/13 06:25 PM 01/09/13 06:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,360 Marion, South Carolina [><] an8sec70cuda I Live Here
an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,360 Marion, South Carolina [><]	I had a lift off hood on my cuda for a while, didn't care for the hassle so I replaced it w/ a bolt on and love it. Lift offs are great for working on the car and for weight savings. It's easier to fab an air pan setup to seal your carb to the hood w/ a lift off hood too. If it's windy it will fly off the roof and may or may not take some paint w/ it. If it's rigid enough not to need 30 hood pins or dzus clips to hold it on, it'll probably be heavy and a pain to handle by yourself. Dzus clips are a PITA and you'll probably wind up scratching your the car when the tool you use to release them slips off the clip and gouges your paint. I like my bolt on. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: Mr.Yuck] #1366726 01/09/13 06:30 PM 01/09/13 06:30 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,295 U.S. M moparniac master
moparniac master M Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,295 U.S.	I have a bolt on AAR 6 pack hood that is a pin on hood now. I don't mind it not bad at all to pull off yourself, I would rather have the room. Mopar Performance

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: moparniac] #1366727 01/09/13 06:38 PM 01/09/13 06:38 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	I like my idea of having both worlds... a pin on but also using the hinges... just a matter of mounting a bracket to each side of the hood.... I was working on mine today

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: an8sec70cuda] #1366728 01/09/13 06:46 PM 01/09/13 06:46 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,295 U.S. M moparniac master
moparniac master M Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,295 U.S.	Quote: If it's rigid enough not to need 30 hood pins or dzus clips to hold it on, it'll probably be heavy and a pain to handle by yourself. mine is a bolt on and its standard weight but I moved the pins in some on each side and welded brackets to the firewall and it;s pretty sturdy... Take it off myself no problem. Mopar Performance

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: moparniac] #1366729 01/10/13 01:21 AM 01/10/13 01:21 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	I have a pin on and it moves around to much to wear it.Nowadays it will only go on when I go to Carlisle.Hardly ever get asked if I even have one 7540726-7.15.12(11).jpg (30 downloads) HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: Pin on 'glass on the street? [Re: hemi-itis] #1366730 01/10/13 11:11 AM 01/10/13 11:11 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,984 Tampa Florida ProStreetFm3 master
ProStreetFm3 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,984 Tampa Florida	Had one on since 89 I guess I got used to it .. And it gives the girl something to hold on to for pic 7540979-car-show-model-christine-hull_009.jpg (33 downloads)

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