DM photo etch hood pin set ?

[Plowboy]

I was thinking about using this set on my current project. My only concern is once installed, how difficult is it to place and remove the hood? The pin just barely goes the scuff plate. I'm thinking it will be very easy to knock those loose or completely off. Then, there's the issue of getting the clip through the pin. If my hands were more steady, it wouldn't be an issue. Then, there's the failing eye sight to go along with it. I'm also wondering how they look installed. If anyone has a photo, please post it. Thanx!

[Exotics_Builder]

6 hours ago, Plowboy said:

I was thinking about using this set on my current project. My only concern is once installed, how difficult is it to place and remove the hood? The pin just barely goes the scuff plate. I'm thinking it will be very easy to knock those loose or completely off. Then, there's the issue of getting the clip through the pin. If my hands were more steady, it wouldn't be an issue. Then, there's the failing eye sight to go along with it. I'm also wondering how they look installed. If anyone has a photo, please post it. Thanx!

Not difficult if you align them correctly.  But, for a two pin setup with a hinged hood you may need to do some extra setup.  But the PE pins are so fragile that they'll likely break after a few uses.  I used them for my 68 Hemi Dart, which required 4 pins instead of the usual two.

 

[Plowboy]

Thanx for the photos Gerry! I'm thinking I'll just go with Dzus fasteners instead of hood pins.  

[High octane]

You could use the photo etched hood pins from Pro Tech as they look real good and are fake, so there's no worry 'bout them lining up, breaking off, etc. I've used them on a few cars that I've built. They also make Dzus fastners that I've used on a dragster body and maybe a gasser flip front end.

[MrObsessive]

Hood pins can be a bit tricky as you'll need to plan on lining things up when it comes time for them to be "functional". When I was building my '69 Daytona hood pins were a must as every one of those I've ever seen had them. I used the DM ones and for the "cable" I used the shielding that's found in coax cable. Just a single strand ran through the clamp and a very tiny bead of epoxy to hold it on. Here are a few pics..........not very good as at the time I took these pics, I wasn't really focused on them.

One side of the engine bay where the right side pin is mounted. In hindsight, there should be some sort of plate at the base of the pin.

 

Overhead shot with the hood closed.......

Nowadays I have to use tweezers to get them on and off, so most of the time the pins just stay off as I've already lost a couple of them from holding them too hard with the tweezers.