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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 12:41 AM
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From: Edison nj.
Car: 84 firebird
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pin on hood?

I am looking for a cheap cowl hood and i found one on hawks.... for $300 and its a pin on what would i have to do to be able to make that work with my car wich is a bolt on and will it be able to be attached to the hood hinges and struts being able to hold it self up because i dont want one of those hoods you have to take off every time you want to show some one your engine!
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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Pin-on hoods are not as thick as bolt-on hoods. In order for it to work, you would have to use fiberglass and reinforce the whole hood. You're much better off just buying a bolt-on version - although they usually require pins on the front too b/c of their weak light-weight design.
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