Carbon Fiber and Hood Pins

Megamarines · 05-10-2020, 04:52 PM

Hello!

I recently purchased a VIS AMS hood for my Nismo, but was wondering how truly necessary hood pins are. I see most Z’s without them, but then again most Z’s don’t track. I regularly hit 120-145 mph, so having some stability is important.

I have a set of Aerocatch hood pins sitting around from a friend’s car that he never used, so I can use them if needed. Thoughts? (Yes I’ve seen install threads but I’m looking for personal input).
Any pics of your cars with hood pins would be appreciated, as would any additional info anyone could share.

Thanks!

BettyZ · 05-10-2020, 08:50 PM

There are several good threads on this that a google search will show. I myself just got an abortion clinic dumpster fire of a Seibon TS hood and as the bumpers hit the plastic instead of the metal and the hood mounts are angled too badly to lock down the hood, I'm putting in hood pins as well. Will post on how that goes.

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JARblue · 05-10-2020, 10:02 PM

Plenty of guys track without hood pins. Even boosted guys.

That being said, I've seen some of those boosted videos and I might be a little sketch about the hood. I've got a Seibon hood awaiting install that already had latches installed, so it looks like I'll be doing hood pins as well even though I'm not worried about the stock mounting.

Spooler · 05-10-2020, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

Plenty of guys track without hood pins. Even boosted guys.

That being said, I've seen some of those boosted videos and I might be a little sketch about the hood. I've got a Seibon hood awaiting install that already had latches installed, so it looks like I'll be doing hood pins as well even though I'm not worried about the stock mounting.

I got one where my splitter broke. It shook the hell out of my hood and my car. Hood stayed latched. It was one hell of a ride.

Hotrodz · 05-10-2020, 11:42 PM

I have never had an issue with OEM hood latch. I ran a Fugimura CF hood at 160 mph with no problem and same with OEM hood and I am boosted and track my car.

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BettyZ · 05-10-2020, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megamarines

Hello!

I recently purchased a VIS AMS hood for my Nismo, but was wondering how truly necessary hood pins are. I see most Z’s without them, but then again most Z’s don’t track. I regularly hit 120-145 mph, so having some stability is important.

I have a set of Aerocatch hood pins sitting around from a friend’s car that he never used, so I can use them if needed. Thoughts? (Yes I’ve seen install threads but I’m looking for personal input).
Any pics of your cars with hood pins would be appreciated, as would any additional info anyone could share.

Thanks!

Share pics of the underside of your hood?

BettyZ · 05-10-2020, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

Plenty of guys track without hood pins. Even boosted guys.

That being said, I've seen some of those boosted videos and I might be a little sketch about the hood. I've got a Seibon hood awaiting install that already had latches installed, so it looks like I'll be doing hood pins as well even though I'm not worried about the stock mounting.

You should be worried. Seibon would sex-traffick their mothers for a profit.

JARblue · 05-11-2020, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BettyZ

You should be worried. Seibon would sex-traffick their mothers for a profit.

Why should I be worried? I was smart and purchased my Seibon hood used. Let someone else deal with fitment issues

BettyZ · 05-11-2020, 06:54 PM

This photo shows the pin locations on the Project Clubsport 23 car from SEMA 2018 which has imo the best looking latch locations for the TS hood.

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Megamarines · 05-12-2020, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BettyZ

This photo shows the pin locations on the Project Clubsport 23 car from SEMA 2018 which has imo the best looking latch locations for the TS hood.

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I was thinking to do something similar to their mount, only having the latches slanted to line up with the VIS AMS hood lines.

BettyZ · 05-12-2020, 11:03 PM

I Dremeled out the plastic so the washer/nut on the top side of the hood pins would fit

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Megamarines · 05-13-2020, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BettyZ

I Dremeled out the plastic so the washer/nut on the top side of the hood pins would fit

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Right on! Thanks!

05-10-2020, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Megamarines Base Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: San Ramon, CA Posts: 30 Drives: 2019 Nismo 370Z Rep Power: 3361	Carbon Fiber and Hood Pins Hello! I recently purchased a VIS AMS hood for my Nismo, but was wondering how truly necessary hood pins are. I see most Z’s without them, but then again most Z’s don’t track. I regularly hit 120-145 mph, so having some stability is important. I have a set of Aerocatch hood pins sitting around from a friend’s car that he never used, so I can use them if needed. Thoughts? (Yes I’ve seen install threads but I’m looking for personal input). Any pics of your cars with hood pins would be appreciated, as would any additional info anyone could share. Thanks!

05-10-2020, 08:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
BettyZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Chicagoland Age: 37 Posts: 5,261 Drives: A Garage Queen Rep Power: 2684371	There are several good threads on this that a google search will show. I myself just got an abortion clinic dumpster fire of a Seibon TS hood and as the bumpers hit the plastic instead of the metal and the hood mounts are angled too badly to lock down the hood, I'm putting in hood pins as well. Will post on how that goes. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk JARblue, Hotrodz and redondoaveb like this. __________________ '14 MB Nismo \| Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs. Betty Mods

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Plenty of guys track without hood pins. Even boosted guys. That being said, I've seen some of those boosted videos and I might be a little sketch about the hood. I've got a Seibon hood awaiting install that already had latches installed, so it looks like I'll be doing hood pins as well even though I'm not worried about the stock mounting. Hotrodz, Spooler and BettyZ like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \| Last edited by JARblue; 05-10-2020 at 10:04 PM.

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Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	I have never had an issue with OEM hood latch. I ran a Fugimura CF hood at 160 mph with no problem and same with OEM hood and I am boosted and track my car. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk JARblue and BettyZ like this. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

05-11-2020, 06:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
BettyZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Chicagoland Age: 37 Posts: 5,261 Drives: A Garage Queen Rep Power: 2684371	This photo shows the pin locations on the Project Clubsport 23 car from SEMA 2018 which has imo the best looking latch locations for the TS hood. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Rusty, Hotrodz and Ghostvette like this. __________________ '14 MB Nismo \| Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs. Betty Mods

05-12-2020, 11:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
BettyZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Chicagoland Age: 37 Posts: 5,261 Drives: A Garage Queen Rep Power: 2684371	I Dremeled out the plastic so the washer/nut on the top side of the hood pins would fit Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk JARblue, DarkJak, Ghostvette and 1 others like this. __________________ '14 MB Nismo \| Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs. Betty Mods

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