Alternatives to Hood Pins, suggestions?
I've got Traditional Hood Pins installed on my '82 pickup for the sake of safety as the truck currently does not have the factory GM hood safey, but retains the factory latch/release mechanism.
I'm going to be upgrading to a Cowl Induction Hood in the near future and I'm going to have a hard time drilling holes in a new (not old and hail dented) hood.
I'm curious what other alternatives exist out there, I was thinking of using steel cable as a safety to keep the hood from coming up all the way (or much).
I could possibly just lower the Charge Air Cooler lower in behind the grill, but that would require new brackets, cutting-modifying the plumbing, yada yada yada, and I like where it is (centered).
J
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