Quote from: StealBlueSho on May 31, 2017, 09:39:12 AM
Why the hood pins? I see the latch is still there...
Well.... the background behind that is, is that on a certain, non-descript highway, somewhere in Mexico, my SHO & I were motoring along, when (& I forgot what kind of car it was) wanted to "play".
I chuckled to myself as I said outloud "ha, isn't that cute?" So of course, I obliged. Poor guy, didn't know what hit him.
Well anyhow, during that spirited romp, my hood experienced that dreaded vertical flopping. Made even more pronounced due to having compromised the structural integrity of the hood, by installing those vents.
Clipping into the 150's (MPH that is), the OEM primary latch let go, and the hood raised up about an inch. Luckily the secondary caught, otherwise had it not, buh bye custom hood.
After sharting myself and decelling rapidly, I exited that dubious Mexican highway, and pulled over to inspect and verify all was well.
Didn't take me but a mere week after that incident, to have the SHO dropped off at my local body shop, to install the hood pins.
No more issues since. Sure as $h!t scary AF though, for that brief 30 seconds or so while decelerating from those triple digits.
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