07SGT0057 Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hey guys, I want to know if your hood pins are placed evenly on your hood. I used a tape measure to measure each pins horizontally and vertically from the hood to the polished plate. I'm getting 1/4 an inch horizontal and 1/2 an inch vertical difference. Can you guys measure yours? Thanks, Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stg Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hey guys, I want to know if your hood pins are placed evenly on your hood. I used a tape measure to measure each pins horizontally and vertically from the hood to the polished plate. I'm getting 1/4 an inch horizontal and 1/2 an inch vertical difference. Can you guys measure yours? Thanks, Lawrence Man u have to much time on your hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy_merged Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Man u have to much time on your hands u ever watch the tv show "Monk"? that guy drives me nuts. but its funny as sheet. if i could tell by eyeballing it that the pins are uneven then it would bother me...but i cant tell so i'm not goin to get excessive compulsive over it ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoplay Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Only thing I noticed,and this was with the stock pins........... The height on the passenger side post was a tad higher than the driver side. I've since then,put on the Billet pins,per wifeys request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT#3658 Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Only thing I noticed,and this was with the stock pins........... The height on the passenger side post was a tad higher than the driver side. I've since then,put on the Billet pins,per wifeys request. Did the screw holes for the billet plates line up with all the existing holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7ONE7 Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 They did on mine, just had to modify the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoplay Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Did the screw holes for the billet plates line up with all the existing holes? Yeppers. They can only be installed 1 way too cuz of lettering. I too had to modify. I had to file a hair outta the hood,for the new pin clearance......and had to modify/bend the bracket,to get everything to line up,in 3D/axis etc. Taking my time and fartin off,took me a tad over two hours,for both. If you do decide to bend bracket....heat not required,just protection for bracket I.E. a rag. I used an oklahoma speed wrench(channel locks) to bend the bracket left/right....and up/down. Again,I protected the bracket from teeth marks. I posted in this thread.... http://forum.shelbyautos.com/index.php?showtopic=2781&st=20 and I posted a few pics etc. The end results,should look like the pics. The thing with doin em is,getting all three axises,aligned. Allow the slightly of slack,for the pins,so doesn't bind/scratch the flange,but yet looks and fits tight into keeper slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT2666 Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hey guys, I want to know if your hood pins are placed evenly on your hood. I used a tape measure to measure each pins horizontally and vertically from the hood to the polished plate. I'm getting 1/4 an inch horizontal and 1/2 an inch vertical difference. Can you guys measure yours? Thanks, Lawrence That doesn't sound good, is it a noticeable problem? you see the lack of symetry with the naked eye? That would drive me crazy. I'll measure mine and get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT0057 Posted December 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 That doesn't sound good, is it a noticeable problem? you see the lack of symetry with the naked eye? That would drive me crazy. I'll measure mine and get back to you. Okay, the thing is, I just got my car back from the body shop with the new CS hood. The hood does not have the stripes yet so I couldn't see the difference. But when we were fitting the stripe, it kinda look like the left pin is closer to the stripe than the right one. So I took the measurement and found out the difference. Now they say that they never moved the rods for the pins when they put in the new hood. They used it as the guide to where to put holes on the hood. The point is, I just want to know if it was like that before or it wasn't so I can have them repair their mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Pony Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Only thing I noticed,and this was with the stock pins........... The height on the passenger side post was a tad higher than the driver side. I've since then,put on the Billet pins,per wifeys request. Autoplay, Did the new billit pins fit exactly? Easy to put on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoplay Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Autoplay, Did the new billit pins fit exactly? Easy to put on? Yes,when finished,they glide in very smooth,and very easy to put the pins into the receiver/s. I hope that's what your asking? If askin bout install,not exactly easy install as you're aligning 3 axises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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