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Old 8/6/07, 03:01 PM
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I talked with RKSport today and I have a couple options.
  1. I can take the hood off and send it to them to be inspected and possibly replaced under warranty. However, the stock hood was destroyed in a car accident so that means I wouldn’t be able to drive my car for however long.
  2. Buy a new hood from them at a reduced cost to replace my hood.
  3. Say screw it and change hoods to something else. Of course with pins this time.
So what all would you suggest? I need some good hood ideas. Aluminum options would be great as well.
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Are they paying for return shipping? If not,I would probably try to get another stock hood already painted (possibly used) and lick your wounds for now
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Mike,
Here are a few pics of the pin location you requested.
The Ford racing pins are not long enough to fit here.
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Originally Posted by SC67Stang
Mike,
Here are a few pics of the pin location you requested.
The Ford racing pins are not long enough to fit here.
Thanks so much for the pics. I see from yours the hood lines up with the drivers side fender. Mine sits a little high on that side towards the middle. I wonder how people got the hood to work with just the stock Ford pins. Humm....
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Originally Posted by SC67Stang
Mike,
Here are a few pics of the pin location you requested.
The Ford racing pins are not long enough to fit here.
So which hood pin kit are you using then?

I have the ford pins, and I had to get creative! I didn't like it, but it worked. If there's a brand that works without having to drill and dremel, that would be great...

Let me know if you can. I have the Cali Dream hood waiting to go on the car, but haven't because I didn't want to start drilling again.
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Originally Posted by rony1976
So which hood pin kit are you using then?

I have the ford pins, and I had to get creative! I didn't like it, but it worked. If there's a brand that works without having to drill and dremel, that would be great...

Let me know if you can. I have the Cali Dream hood waiting to go on the car, but haven't because I didn't want to start drilling again.
I used a combination of 2 pin sets to make mine the way I wanted.
The pins are P/N 4256 from Pep Boys, I used the stainless circles from the Ford Racing pins set because they were thicker than any of the other sets I found which were just thin tin. The FR pins were not long enough and the pins I used were 4"+/- long with the clip holes closer to the top.
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Cool, I'll go look at it today, see if I can get the hood on the car this weekend.
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