I met Paul (69 0ur/T) at a great mopar show over the weekend, very nice guy ( where are the pictures Paul? ), and he noticed these odd plates as seen in the picture. I noticed them as I painted them along with the engine compartment over the cold winter, but I never thought they were probably not supposed to be there? Why would theses plates be on top of that section? He thought someone tore the threaded part for the hood bumper screw, but there were no hood bumper screws when I got the car. I had to order those. Any ideas? I don't think my fender tag is correct but it says the car had hood pins. I thought maybe those plates were an reinforcement for the hood pin? I don't think so as there are drilled or punched holes on the large black, whatever it's called cover that runs from fender to fender. Thoughts? :shruggy:
Id say Paul is right, Why they ripped out the threaded insert I dont know but....... :shruggy: :scratchchin:
Quote from: 1hot68 on August 30, 2008, 10:13:01 AM
Id say Paul is right, Why they ripped out the threaded insert I dont know but....... :shruggy: :scratchchin:
Hmmmm, let me go pull one stud out and take another picture. Be back.
They sure do look ideal for supporting hood pins to me, but I've not even heard of anything like that on the hood pin cars. However, that was the FACTORY location for the pins, right? Where the hood bumper would be?
Well, one side had a torn or missing nut and I just put a nut on the underside. :shruggy:
Out of the over 1700 cars I have registered only 5 were coded for the J45 option.
I still dont have a good shot of a hood pin mounting location. Im not 100% sure where the pins were located originally
This pic is from an original V2 car with the V21 Hood performance treatment & the hood pins.
This is an unmolested original hood as well.....
Rob, I can pretty much be sure that the pins werent located in the grill frame like you have your holes punched in....your car very well might have truly been coded for the pins
Where do the Daytona pins mount :scratchchin:
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Where do the Daytona pins mount :scratchchin:
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In place of a existing bolt.
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on August 30, 2008, 08:15:50 PM
Out of the over 1700 cars I have registered only 5 were coded for the J45 option.
I still don't have a good shot of a hood pin mounting location. I'm not 100% sure where the pins were located originally
This pic is from an original V2 car with the V21 Hood performance treatment & the hood pins.
This is an unmolested original hood as well.....
Rob, I can pretty much be sure that the pins weren't located in the grill frame like you have your holes punched in....your car very well might have truly been coded for the pins
Where do the Daytona pins mount :scratchchin:
Hmmmmmmmmmmm, the hood was changed for this repaint? Possibly because the original hood had holes in it? If only I could get some original pictures of the car way back when. I wrote DMV in CA and they told me John Marcs owned it about 15 years ago. Past owner said he found it in Bell Flower Ca and that's all I know, which is worthless. Oh well. Whatever.
i had a 69 1/2 superbee w liftoff fiberglass hood...this looks VERY familiar...are ther any plates up near the cowl area where pins might have once been?
The A12 rear mounts bolt in place of the factory hood hinges....
Mopar did some weird things with hood pins... it varried from car model to car model...
Quote from: craigandlynda on August 30, 2008, 11:28:50 PM
i had a 69 1/2 superbee w liftoff fiberglass hood...this looks VERY familiar...are ther any plates up near the cowl area where pins might have once been?
No, because it's a Charger and they didn't have lift off hoods.
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on August 30, 2008, 08:15:50 PM
Out of the over 1700 cars I have registered only 5 were coded for the J45 option.
I still dont have a good shot of a hood pin mounting location. Im not 100% sure where the pins were located originally
This pic is from an original V2 car with the V21 Hood performance treatment & the hood pins.
This is an unmolested original hood as well.....
Rob, I can pretty much be sure that the pins werent located in the grill frame like you have your holes punched in....your car very well might have truly been coded for the pins
Where do the Daytona pins mount :scratchchin:
So how do have that picture with the hood closed, but no shot of it open?
I know the Cuda's had a plate bolted in that same area for hood pins but the plate & pins kinda overhanged ouitwards from the core support. LEON.
Those are brackets off an A12 car that someone bolted on there... :Twocents:
Quote from: Rob R on August 31, 2008, 01:26:52 PM
Those are brackets off an A12 car that someone bolted on there... :Twocents:
Oh, thanks. Why? :shruggy:
Quote from: 1969chargerrtse on August 31, 2008, 07:38:44 AM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on August 30, 2008, 08:15:50 PM
Out of the over 1700 cars I have registered only 5 were coded for the J45 option.
I still dont have a good shot of a hood pin mounting location. Im not 100% sure where the pins were located originally
This pic is from an original V2 car with the V21 Hood performance treatment & the hood pins.
This is an unmolested original hood as well.....
Rob, I can pretty much be sure that the pins werent located in the grill frame like you have your holes punched in....your car very well might have truly been coded for the pins
Where do the Daytona pins mount :scratchchin:
So how do have that picture with the hood closed, but no shot of it open?
Yeah I do but it doesn't show the pins :(
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on September 01, 2008, 08:14:54 AM
Quote from: 1969chargerrtse on August 31, 2008, 07:38:44 AM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on August 30, 2008, 08:15:50 PM
Out of the over 1700 cars I have registered only 5 were coded for the J45 option.
I still dont have a good shot of a hood pin mounting location. Im not 100% sure where the pins were located originally
This pic is from an original V2 car with the V21 Hood performance treatment & the hood pins.
This is an unmolested original hood as well.....
Rob, I can pretty much be sure that the pins werent located in the grill frame like you have your holes punched in....your car very well might have truly been coded for the pins
Where do the Daytona pins mount :scratchchin:
So how do have that picture with the hood closed, but no shot of it open?
Yeah I do but it doesn't show the pins :(
Oh Man!!!!! :rofl: :RantExplode:
Just noticed blue69's car:
Hemi,
I dont think blues car has the plates, look carefully think your eyes are playing tricks...or maybe its my eyes? lol
Quote from: Hemidog on September 03, 2008, 10:42:24 AM
Just noticed blue69's car:
Normal to me...no extra plates :shruggy:
Is this a 1969 thing? I have just gone through this with my 68. When you try to put a 69 hood onto a 68 the reinforcement plate edge lands right on the center of the bumper. This would make sense if these were on 69s and moved the bumper back to catch the reinforcement plate. Just my thoughts. :scratchchin: :ahum: :think: