gtpro700

I have a 4" cowl induction hood form glasstek and the gentlemen recommended that I put hood pins on the front of the car. How fast are you guys going with the bolt on hood without hood pins? If you didnt use hood pins how did you mount the spring on the front of the hood because the stock spring kinda twists into a holder and with the new hood that is not an option. If you have pictures of the stock spring mounted are where you mounted the hood pins that would be awesome.Thanks for the help.

xpndbl3

iTrader: (5)

spring is deleted basically, and if you don't want to run hood pins you could run hood locks as well. It's to stop the sides of the hood from bending up at speed.

MaNiAk86

iTrader: (2)

i dont have pins on mine yet and it seems ok... i trapped 107 and it didnt move

gtpro700

maniak what did you do with the spring? Did you just not install it? If it is not installed wouldnt the hood have a little upward play before the hook contacted the metal inside? Thanks for the help

MaNiAk86

iTrader: (2)

yes i left the spring out all together... you just have to adjust the hood stops so there is slight tension on it. so that when you pop it it will release

mw66nova

iTrader: (13)

i just built a little bracket and bolted the spring upside-down onto the pad next to the hood latch itself....

gtpro700

would you mind taking a picture when you have some time and posting it. Thanks for the help

mw66nova

iTrader: (13)

i don't really have a picture of it...i don't run that hood anymore, it's now a lift off hood...and i'm not sure what i'm going to do for a hood with the new motor going in...if i do it again, i'll be sure to post pictures.

car_fixer

I have tested a bolt on harwood hood to 150, no pins just the hood latch

Fast 383

iTrader: (2)

Here are the only two pictures I could dig up that sorta show how they mounted the spring upside down on mine. You have to look really hard but it's there. And it does work fine. This was done before i bought it. I would have to take another look to see how they acually did it. At 122 I was thinking the hood was going to fly off the car. It was shaking like crazy, from the front and the back. I don't like hood pins but I don't want to be that guy at the track who's hood frisbies in the air.

kcb37

I was also going to suggest mounting the spring to the body.
I would put hood pins on it, but that's just me.
Not to much work either.

mw66nova

iTrader: (13)

fast ls1 has the right idea, that's how i did mine.

car_fixer

part of the reason they want to flutter and stuff is the air exiting the cowl scoop, seal that to the carb and the rear wont flutter...the front, possibly blocking the headlight buckets would help.

gtpro700

now how do you have the spring mounted to the car upside down like that ? Is that all? just mount the latch like normal and put the spring on the car upside down? mwnova what did you mean about bracket ? Thanks guys!

mw66nova

iTrader: (13)

i just took a piece of sheet aluminum, about 1/2" wide and 4" long, drilled a hole in the very center, then put it in the first rung of the spring, centered it, and wrapped the trailing ends around the spring. put a bolt through the hole that i drilled and mounted it onto the spring pad by the hood latch...the pad i'm refering to would be where the spring would rest with a stock hood. worked out great!

gtpro700

cool sounds easy can also probably weld a little piece of sheet metal to the bottom of the spring and mount it that way too. Thanks for the idea!