Fiberglass Hood Without Hood Pins at Clarence Swingle blog

Fiberglass Hood Without Hood Pins. Its cheaper to buy a hood without a latch then hood pin it. I have the metal frame in my 65 shelby style hood with the hood pins and no latch. Its roughly 100 more to get a hood with the latch, plus, the hood pins look. Fiberglass hoods (and other panels by extension) suffer from two major drawbacks. The way i drive (fast) i wouldn't take a chance on just the latch. You can try it without pins, as others have said it could work for you. The fiberglass hoods vibrate and flex more than a steel hood and also if you have a ram air hood, air gets underneath. My tamraz/glasstek bolt on hood for my 64 had a sticker that said to use hood pins even that it got the latch bracket. I have the original latch and prop rod but hood pins from a local parts store (cervini hood). I would not risk it, i've seen and heard of way too many. I wouldn't advise going w/o hood pins on. Firstly, fiberglass can crack and craze in minor.

You can try it without pins, as others have said it could work for you. The fiberglass hoods vibrate and flex more than a steel hood and also if you have a ram air hood, air gets underneath. Its roughly 100 more to get a hood with the latch, plus, the hood pins look. I have the metal frame in my 65 shelby style hood with the hood pins and no latch. Its cheaper to buy a hood without a latch then hood pin it. The way i drive (fast) i wouldn't take a chance on just the latch. My tamraz/glasstek bolt on hood for my 64 had a sticker that said to use hood pins even that it got the latch bracket. I have the original latch and prop rod but hood pins from a local parts store (cervini hood). Fiberglass hoods (and other panels by extension) suffer from two major drawbacks. I would not risk it, i've seen and heard of way too many.

Duraflex® 113298 RKS Style Fiberglass Hood (Unpainted)

Fiberglass Hood Without Hood Pins I have the original latch and prop rod but hood pins from a local parts store (cervini hood). Fiberglass hoods (and other panels by extension) suffer from two major drawbacks. Its cheaper to buy a hood without a latch then hood pin it. Firstly, fiberglass can crack and craze in minor. Its roughly 100 more to get a hood with the latch, plus, the hood pins look. My tamraz/glasstek bolt on hood for my 64 had a sticker that said to use hood pins even that it got the latch bracket. I wouldn't advise going w/o hood pins on. You can try it without pins, as others have said it could work for you. I have the metal frame in my 65 shelby style hood with the hood pins and no latch. The fiberglass hoods vibrate and flex more than a steel hood and also if you have a ram air hood, air gets underneath. I would not risk it, i've seen and heard of way too many. The way i drive (fast) i wouldn't take a chance on just the latch. I have the original latch and prop rod but hood pins from a local parts store (cervini hood).