Whilst we're on the hood pin theme, how's your hood holding up at 65 mph + speeds? My SS hood seems to be okay, but I'm just a little paranoid about the eventuality and have been considering simple hood pins even though I don't really like them.

 

Who's idea was it to put the hood pins there? I'm sorry, but that's a total eye sore on your otherwise gorgeous car.

 

Hey Rob,

I noticed after about 2 months of driving you could notice the hood lifting above 80mph so I put the hood pins on mine but your 2nd gen may hold up better if the hood is thicker .

The 1st gen hood seems to be laid up a bit thin on the top layer of the hood and you could see it when I drilled it out for the hood pins. I am using a custom hood pin with an aluminum plate that goes on the bottom of the hood to sandwich the upper layer of the glass hood between 2 layers for strength.

 

those pins are in a very bad place lol but on a totally different note andy your ride looks fantastic post some more shots off it I love it!

 

Thanks Buck, and here ya go...

 

You can see the hood "bow up" at 80+, but it isn't real bad. I'm hoping to stay hood pin-less.

 

So your car seems to be blown and probably pulls nicely 0-60, have you ever taken it to the strip? What I'm getting at is, without pins do you think the hood will stay in place with a quick 1/4 mile dash?

This hood pins thing is really getting me paranoid, I really dislike the idea of putting pins on my SuperSnake hood but I don't wanna lose m hood either.

What are your thoughts Rob?

 

what are your dementions on the supersnake stripe if you don't mind My car is in the shop getting the supersnake hood painted thanks !!

 

1inch pin/1inch gap/14inch stripe/1inch gap/1inch pin

 

i just got my gt500 front and rear conversion ordered thru my shop. just need to get in contact with shelby again to place my ordefr for the SS hood and go on this so called waiting list

 

Waiting list? and just how long is it suppose to be?


Andretti

 

thanks for the spects now i need to think of a color black or a slightly darker gray

 

Consider Alloy Metallic!

 

ha ha that will ****-off the Shelby SS guys, more clones with "non factory" striping. I upset some SS guys in the Shelby forums by saying that at least I had a choice of colour and that after spending ca. $80k ($50k for GT500 & $27k) I'd wanna call the shots on which colour my stripes were gonna be plus the fact that they are all vinyl.

One guy actually said something like "only the vinyl will do as its authentic", yeah authentic because Shelby is screwing you for $1400 for the vinyl.

 

LOL.. they can pay the 80k im not made of money LOL.. ill spend my 8k and get everything done and look just the same.. LOL. but if they got it they got it. I think im gonna order a SS style stripe kit from Baltimore Street Mods anyways. I think its just a few hundred books for it

 

sorry i didnt re read .. i'll correct my self now..

at first it was to be placing one on hold. from first sales rep.

second time to acftually place order is to get it when they come in. and they werent sure but its all good . .i forgot who said they werre revising them anyways

 

Even having the money I wont spend it on the Shelby I'm happy with my GT and spending much less money that I would have on the Shelby for the same look.

 

Andy,

I've never taken it to the strip, but I think the hood will stay in place just fine. I've had it up to 120 + and it obviously bows up a little at about 80, but I don't notice it bowing up any worse at 120.........Hopefully I'll get it to the track one of these days.

 

I hope you were 10-18 at the time.

BB
Semper Fi

 

I was very much off duty and on a very secluded 4 lane highway.