Hood Pins pictures

[Scoop]

I have the Autofab hood pins on my crawler. They are nice. Much better than the parts store ones with the metal rings.

 

[Skiddy]

You'll be much happier if you get in the habit of putting the clips OVER the pins when the hood is raised so it will be VERY hard for you to not notice that the hood isn't all the way down.

There are too many stories of hoods blowing up and co$ting ya...

had one of my old pins back out and was sliding up the hood before I could get stopped%)

 

[sprdv1]

that's even better in my price range

always a plus....

 

[sprdv1]

It's the HABIT...gotta do it EVERY time....

so far, so good...

: )

I hate it when someone decides to run off w/the aluminum pins..

 

[sykanr0ng]

I hate it when someone decides to run off w/the aluminum pins..

That's one thing I like about those that AutoFab makes, the pins are on a leash, they don't wander off so easy.

 

[ntsqd]

They're also the flip-over bail type so if they do come out it is because of operator error.

 

[Scoop]

My AutoFab hood pins did not come with a leash. Maybe newer ones do or this is an option?

 

[sykanr0ng]

My AutoFab hood pins did not come with a leash. Maybe newer ones do or this is an option?

Click that AutoFab link and the pins are the ones with a leash.
Scroll to the bottom and there is a link to pin clips with leashes to retrofit yours.

 

[nvrstuk]

I've always been concerned that some @@@ might pull my clips when I'm parked and I wouldn't notice...

 

[sykanr0ng]

Those say they are for fiberglass hoods, has anyone used them on a steel hood?

 

[ntsqd]

Option, without leashes:
http://autofab.com/i-9943226-autofab-hood-pin-kit.html
And yes, mine are on a steel hood.

 

[NicksTrix]

with the Quick Latch and thin glass hoods, anyone have any suggestions on how not to have the glass crack around them? the autofab style urethane do a great job eliminating that, but not as zoomie looking.

 

[nvrstuk]

Glass in a pc of 16 ga SS on the underside where the pin holes go thru...takes time, but sure should solve the problem...

 

[ntsqd]

It's all about load distribution. From my days with the dune buggy, 'glass doesn't like point loads or sharp corners. 'glass in some G-10 or similar sheet. If you need thickness build it up with successively smaller foot-print layers. Not too sure about epoxy vs. polyester compatibility, research required there for a good bond.

 

[McLeod]

I have the Autofab hood pins on my crawler. They are nice. Much better than the parts store ones with the metal rings.

Why does your hood sits so far in front of your grill?

 

[nvrstuk]

Shouldn't be any load points or sharp corners with a pc of sheet glassed in place?

I spent years as a kid glassing boats at a marina doing repair on rental boats. Since then, I've rebuilt hulls with wood stringers all glassed in of course. They take some dang high load points... nowhere am I preaching that I am doing it right...

All I'm saying is, glass in the SS sheet with some mat and for protecting a hole in the hood that's not taking any weight, this should be more than adequate...

 

[Scoop]

Why does your hood sits so far in front of your grill?

Because the front is pinched about 7 inches a side. The fix is to cut an inch out of the hood and reattach the front edge. I may do it if I ever have to paint it again.

 

[ntsqd]

Hood pin itself is a point load. I dislike bonding in metal because unlike wood or glass mat/cloth the resin doesn't bond to it, it's simply captured by the mat. Sometimes there's no better option, but I see those as design failures.

 

[NicksTrix]

Hood pin itself is a point load. I dislike bonding in metal because unlike wood or glass mat/cloth the resin doesn't bond to it, it's simply captured by the mat. Sometimes there's no better option, but I see those as design failures.

thom- what are your thoughts on using a piece of perf material where the resin can flow throw the material?

 

[nvrstuk]

Matt would be enough...the sheetmetal would help take some of the "load" from the 3/4" opening where the pin goes through and distribute it. More than adequate for a hood pin.

You could also make the contact patch on the grill support larger to spread that load out but I would imagine the side to side load is as much (PSI) or more than the weight of the hood with all the twisting and bouncing going on.