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Mar 11, 2005 | 12:12 PM

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From: Michigan

Car: '88 Red Trans Am w/ T-tops

Engine: 305 TPI

Transmission: T-5

Purpose of hood pins?

What are they actually for and are they really worth it?

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Mar 11, 2005 | 03:55 PM

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From: Mercedes Norte, Heredia, Costa Rica

Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop

Engine: 383 Carb

Transmission: 4L60

Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44

To save weight, "lift-off" fiberglass or composite hoods for racing have no reinforcement to mount the hood latch or hinges. Hood pins keep the hood on the car in that application..

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Mar 11, 2005 | 05:09 PM

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To look cool

lol,
i should get some my hood starts to shake at 75mph
its scary

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Mar 11, 2005 | 05:20 PM

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my hood has the holes for pins...but the hood on my car came off another z28 that was doing over 144mph in the 1320

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