mj Mike Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hood Pins are not just for looks. They're for fire safety!!!!!!!!!!! The first thing that will burn will be the hood release cable and you won't be able to open the hood to put out the fire.You have a lot of options," I run Auto Fab Hood Pins on all my Jeeps". You can buy these Hood Pins at http://www.offroadwarehouse.com. The first step of mounting these Hood Pins is to mount the male Pin to the radiator support.Drill a hole through the radiator support. Then place the pin through the hole with a nut on bottom and a nut on top. Tighten the nuts so they sandwich the Radiator. I welded the bottom nut to make everything easier, if you can weld i would recommended it. Then place a dab of dark grease on the top of each male hood pin and close the hood to mark the hole location. Open the hood and drill a small pilot hole in the center of the dark grease dab on the bottom of the hood. With a 5/32 bit. Try to keep the drill straight as you drill through both pieces of metal, then close the hood and drill with a 1 1/2 hole saw. Use the 1/4 centering bit of the hole saw in the 5/32 pilot hole.Drill straight down through both pieces of metal. be careful not to scar the male pin :fs2: Then place the rubber female top and mark your four holes to mount it. Drill the hole with a 1/4 bit, place four 1/4 by 20 screws in the hole with nuts on the bottom . Close the hood to check your alignment,If needed ream the rubber female with a large drill bit or unibit . I left the spring and gutted the top latch so my hood still springs open when i pull the pins Another option is to add a strut so when you pull the pins the hood opens I placed a piece of aluminum to the hood,and drill a hole right through it to mount the strut. and make two because you will need another one for the bottom :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Looks great and good right up :cheers: I would go with this if my truck was more for off roading. looks cool. Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull4x4 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Looks good and thanks for the write up. I ran them on my 67 Fairlane when I drag raced. I also like the idea of putting struts on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Mike Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 they come in all different colors. the white ones turn brownish after awhile . and once again they are not for fashion they are for fire safety !!!! & get a fire extinguisher asap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazer15 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I did this yours look a little more beef than mine do but mine were cheap and they seem to be sturdy enough.My advice is to buy the black ones or scuff,prime,paint and use some silicone sealer everywhere you can their a rust magnet on the hood.don't let this scare you i think thier the ticket for the manches they look cool their cheap and that hood release sux! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codymanche Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 that looks bad @$$. what hydralic rods did u use off a cherokee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Mike Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 .My advice is to buy the black ones or scuff,prime,paint and use some silicone sealer everywhere you can their a rust magnet on the hood. the auto fab hood pins are rubber, on rust on the hood, only the pin i found a way to clean the rubber! use a magic eraser & Denatured alcohol i will post some pic's when i get a chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Mike Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 that looks bad @$$. what hydralic rods did u use off a cherokee? Thanks! we used a spare strut from the rear hatch from a Cherokee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I did this yours look a little more beef than mine do but mine were cheap and they seem to be sturdy enough.My advice is to buy the black ones or scuff,prime,paint and use some silicone sealer everywhere you can their a rust magnet on the hood.don't let this scare you i think thier the ticket for the manches they look cool their cheap and that hood release sux! Do NOT use a silicone like around this it will cause rust. Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codymanche Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Mike Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 I did this yours look a little more beef than mine do but mine were cheap and they seem to be sturdy enough.My advice is to buy the black ones or scuff,prime,paint and use some silicone sealer everywhere you can their a rust magnet on the hood.don't let this scare you i think thier the ticket for the manches they look cool their cheap and that hood release sux! Do NOT use a silicone like around this it will cause rust. Brandon :agree: no need for silicone to install these hood pins :hmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazer15 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I did this yours look a little more beef than mine do but mine were cheap and they seem to be sturdy enough.My advice is to buy the black ones or scuff,prime,paint and use some silicone sealer everywhere you can their a rust magnet on the hood.don't let this scare you i think thier the ticket for the manches they look cool their cheap and that hood release sux! Do NOT use a silicone like around this it will cause rust. Brandon :agree: no need for silicone to install these hood pins :hmm: Mine are rusting inside the hole i drilled in the hood only ben a month I'm using chassis saver to seal it all up.I said silicone because most don't have chassis saver and i didnt realize it caused rust my bad iver never used it I was tryin to think of some thing to squirt up in there to fill up that hole?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 here's good info on silcone's :smart: Just a reminder about RTV silcone sealant ....Do not use acedic cure (type 1-smells like vinegar ) on anything electrical . Use only neutral cure (type 2-very little odor ) as the curing will not corrode elec. connecters , also adheres to plastics better. :thumbsup: That also go's for all iron or steel because it holds onto water. But I have no idea what I would do for your hood. Try putting your ? Up in the tech section so it gets more eyes and maybe an answer. Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 yeah I installed my hood pins a bit ago. Haven't got around to doing the struts yet, extra ones I had I gave to a buddy cause his XJ hatch would not open by itself, lol but I just grabbed a hood spring from a 96 jimmy blazer and took out the hood stop and put spring there and not it pops up enough to grab the hood and open it, this way I do not have to copy some cool people and intall $.99 cupboard handles on the hood. (pete) :rotfl2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazer15 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 here's good info on silcone's :smart: Just a reminder about RTV silcone sealant ....Do not use acedic cure (type 1-smells like vinegar ) on anything electrical . Use only neutral cure (type 2-very little odor ) as the curing will not corrode elec. connecters , also adheres to plastics better. :thumbsup: That also go's for all iron or steel because it holds onto water. But I have no idea what I would do for your hood. Try putting your ? Up in the tech section so it gets more eyes and maybe an answer. Brandon Are you talking to me?I don't have a question I know how to fix mine.I explained the reason I mentioned silicone In an above post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Mike Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 cleaning hood pin's use a magic eraser & Denatured alcohol one down one to go less then 2 min these are on my 90 XJ over 5 years old never cleaned less then a min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 thats amazing to see how well it turned out. Great job. Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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