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Who says sleepers can't have hood pins...

Posted By: dizuster

Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 01:17 AM

So long story short...

The turbo is where the radiator wants to be. Can't change that.

Which means the radiator is where the hood latch wants to be.
Can't change that.

Time for hood pins... but sleepers can't have hood pins can they? Sure they can...

Took a stock hood pin and turned it down for 5/16" thread...

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Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 01:18 AM

Threaded it into the old bump stop on the hood...

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Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 01:20 AM

Drill a hole in the core support, along with some sneaky small grill modifications...

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Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 01:21 AM

Whah-la.... sleeper hood pins...

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Posted By: Darryls-Demon

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 01:24 AM

Very nice, I like it!
Posted By: 383man

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 03:50 AM

Looks like a 62 Plymouth ? Tell us more. Ron
Posted By: JackGTX440

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 03:58 AM

I just sold a pretty solid '62 2-dr sedan Savoy. Would have made the perfect max wedge clone. Too many projects though... It did pay for my 6.1 though.
Posted By: FlyFish

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 12:54 PM

That is SO COOL!!! Nice work!
Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 03:28 PM

Thanks guys. Yes it's a '62 Savoy, grandma green, 12,000 mile 4-door survivor... now with a turbo small block.

Just about finished up. The only thing I really have left to do is the roll bar. Should be ready to hit the streets/track soon.

I'm not sure how quick it'll be, depends how good it hooks on the 255/60 drag radials. The only thing I'm sure of is that it has LOTS of power...

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Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/02/12 03:50 PM

cool... I like it.
Posted By: dvw

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/03/12 11:33 PM

I've ridden in it on shakedown. I can tell you at 9 lbs boost , 18 degrees of timing, 3.23 gear it feels as good as my 11.0 street car.
Doug
Posted By: Hot 340

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 02:41 AM

Sneaky! Just dont forget them with a heavy hood like that.. it would smash the whole roof in once it came over.
Posted By: SLOW67

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 03:08 AM

Very cool Idea I wish I would have thought of that before punching the holes in my hood My intercooler takes up all the space where the latch is supposed to be. I wanted to try to stay as low key as possible but even with the ratty mismatched paint, whitewalls, and hubcaps I run sometimes the 3.5in exhaust, fuel cell and lines/filter give mine away
Posted By: rook440

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 05:40 AM

thats a great idea ....gives the thieves a headache too .....
Posted By: Revhard

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 10:47 AM

That is slick.
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 01:28 PM

Quote:

Very cool Idea I wish I would have thought of that before punching the holes in my hood My intercooler takes up all the space where the latch is supposed to be. I wanted to try to stay as low key as possible but even with the ratty mismatched paint, whitewalls, and hubcaps I run sometimes the 3.5in exhaust, fuel cell and lines/filter give mine away



LOL... I put 4" tubing on that all the way to the
rear bumper... I dont think you can see it easily
from the rear(sure was tight getting it between the
trans and T bar)
Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 03:37 PM

It's certainly not dead sleeper if you crawl around under the car and look real hard... but from 1 lane over on the street you'd never have a clue...or a chance...

Yeah the 4" down pipe is so tight through the torsion bar that even with Lava Wrap on it, the trans blanket still got melted... lol
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 03:43 PM

Quote:

It's certainly not dead sleeper if you crawl around under the car and look real hard... but from 1 lane over on the street you'd never have a clue...or a chance...

Yeah the 4" down pipe is so tight through the torsion bar that even with Lava Wrap on it, the trans blanket still got melted... lol



I figured if you used a blanket it might melt...
its only nylon... might need lava there also or a shield
EDIT
By the way your shield is here... it came in
Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 06:35 PM

Yeah I thought I had it wrapped pretty good, but didn't work. I re-wrapped it twice as thick this time, so we'll see if it lives.

Just finished bending the rear bars. Just need to get the radiator back in it, and it'll be ready to come over there...
Posted By: topside

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 10:53 PM

THAT is the sneaky, stealthy, evil, tech-tip of the week. And I mean that with appreciation & respect...
That's a great car.
Posted By: Blown61

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/04/12 11:23 PM

any more pics of the engine/turbo? also what are the specs on the engine/turbo???
Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 01:12 PM

Thanks guys... it's not a world beater for sure, but it ain't bad...

It's a 360", ported iron 308 castings, very small hydraulic roller, 9.2:1, 75mm turbo, E85...

Don't mind the angled radiator in this pic... this is when I was trying to make everything work for the hood latch. Just about there on everything though... hoping to get the radiator mounted today, get the hoses on it and fire it back up.

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Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 01:15 PM

Still need to clean everything up again, it's gotten dirty over the winter thrashing on it. Who knew E85 would eat fresh mopar orange off an intake?

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Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 01:17 PM

Mr. P-body's fine work...

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Posted By: smokinwoody

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 01:46 PM

now thats a SLEEPER....
Posted By: tboomer

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 01:47 PM

I think that car is way cool!!
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 02:21 PM

Quote:

now thats a SLEEPER....



Yeah that thing is a super sleeper... you would never
expect it... it looks totally stock and 4 doors
Posted By: NV69B7RR

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 02:38 PM

Thats awesome! Very creative idea on the hood pins
Posted By: gch

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 03:10 PM

I see mad money on some late night street racing if you dare..........

Run it no time at the track on low boost and see if anybody bites,then turn up the boost and get paid.

I love it!
Posted By: Blown61

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 03:52 PM

How are you driving the waterpump and alt??
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 04:01 PM

Quote:

How are you driving the waterpump and alt??



It has a stock water pump and the alt is on the
drivers side... belt driven
Posted By: Blown61

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 04:03 PM

Quote:

Quote:

How are you driving the waterpump and alt??



It has a stock water pump and the alt is on the
drivers side... belt driven




Thanks! how much boost and is the bottom end stock?
Posted By: gtsdude

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 04:10 PM

That thing is awsome! Gets me thinking of turboing the aspen. Where did ya get the turbo mount? thats a good idea

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Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/05/12 04:15 PM

Quote:

Quote:

Quote:

How are you driving the waterpump and alt??



It has a stock water pump and the alt is on the
drivers side... belt driven




Thanks! how much boost and is the bottom end stock?

car

Its Scott's car but its a stock bottom end and so
far he has keep the boost down... mainly because it
was blowing through the conv before... I think he
had it at 9 or 10 lbs
Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/06/12 01:48 AM

So far it's only on the gate spring driving it around on the street the few times I've had it out (so 9psi). I had it up towards 12~13psi on the dyno, but the carb wouldn't fatten up enough so we had a TON of timing out of it at that point (only 16 degree's total).

Bottom end is stock cast crank, stock rods with ARP bolts, Probe off the shelf forged pistons, stainless top rings, and the block is 1/2 filled.

Going right along with the sleeper hood pins... Got the worlds largest K&N filter hidden pretty well too... 5" inlet to the fender.

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Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/06/12 01:50 AM

Filter tucked up and in front of the tire...

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Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/06/12 01:50 AM

Ummm... what filter...

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Posted By: RV2

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/06/12 01:57 AM

Any chance it'll be at the Nats?
Posted By: dizuster

Re: Who says sleepers can't have hood pins... - 08/06/12 02:31 AM

No, hoping for Norwalk if I'm lucky. Just depends if I can sweet talk Mr. P-body into knocking out the roll bar for me real quick...
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