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Mar 8, 2013 | 01:23 PM

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mr305

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Car: 91' RS

Engine: 310 C.I.D. + n2o

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Re: Suicide Hood

i would be in for some of these but for a camaro

Mar 13, 2013 | 10:52 PM

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Re: Suicide Hood

Nice hood and great story! Keep up the good work!

Mar 19, 2013 | 12:48 PM

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Car: '84 Firebird

Engine: 350 TPI

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Nice hood and great story! Keep up the good work!

Thanks. The car should be out of paint soon and just a few minor things and she is finished.

Mar 24, 2013 | 07:35 PM

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Re: Suicide Hood

Love it, such a great approach! No issues with hood flexing? How you latch ?

Mar 24, 2013 | 08:04 PM

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Love it, such a great approach! No issues with hood flexing? How you latch ?

No hood flex and it is held down by the stock hood latch and the flush mounted hood latches posted earlier in this post. The picture below shows where I mounted the flush latches.

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Mar 24, 2013 | 08:46 PM

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Re: Suicide Hood

Dude, thats killer.
Like the latches as well.
Def will consider mimicing the hing design for my build.

Mar 24, 2013 | 09:35 PM

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I like this one.

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Apr 10, 2015 | 05:50 PM

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Re: Suicide Hood

the hinges are slick, but I want to know what those hood scoops are?

Apr 14, 2015 | 10:48 AM

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Car: '84 Firebird

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the hinges are slick, but I want to know what those hood scoops are?

They are from a 1976 firebird formula hood, cut out , and flipped around then welded to a stock hood

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