The Great Pumpkin - '71 Duster
After several years of trying to get this done, I finally got my fiberglass hood and pins installed today. Frankly, this kind of stuff gives me fits. No matter how hard I try, I can never drill holes accurately. Don't know what it is but it never fails, I'm always off from where I make my mark. Thankfully the hood pin scuff plates will cover the wallowed-out holes but it will always bother me knowing I can't do it right. Basically I just suck.
Anyway, despite my lack of accurate hole-drilling ability, the hood came out decent enough. It will need some final tweaking to get the heights adjusted better but overall the gaps are pretty consistent. I definitely need new hood bumpers which should help with that. The AAR/Stinger hood at least to me seems like it's well made and fits well.
I am contemplating adding another two pins in the middle. Can't hurt and should help keep the hood from trying to fly off at speed. Lot of pins to remember to install before a run.
Supposedly ditching the factory steel hood and hinges for a fiberglass hood shaves over 60lbs. I'll take what I can get.
More to come.
After several years of trying to get this done, I finally got my fiberglass hood and pins installed today. Frankly, this kind of stuff gives me fits. No matter how hard I try, I can never drill holes accurately. Don't know what it is but it never fails, I'm always off from where I make my mark. Thankfully the hood pin scuff plates will cover the wallowed-out holes but it will always bother me knowing I can't do it right. Basically I just suck.
Anyway, despite my lack of accurate hole-drilling ability, the hood came out decent enough. It will need some final tweaking to get the heights adjusted better but overall the gaps are pretty consistent. I definitely need new hood bumpers which should help with that. The AAR/Stinger hood at least to me seems like it's well made and fits well.
I am contemplating adding another two pins in the middle. Can't hurt and should help keep the hood from trying to fly off at speed. Lot of pins to remember to install before a run.
Supposedly ditching the factory steel hood and hinges for a fiberglass hood shaves over 60lbs. I'll take what I can get.
More to come.
