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trev0006 · 07-29-2008, 03:47 PM

i like the idea

**8695Beaters** · 07-29-2008, 07:21 PM

Yes you would need to fasten the hood down. I would use hood pins down the front like a normal hood, and then when you pop them BAM!!! Split hood. It would be a cool, sleeper kinda look.

**jembr325** · 07-29-2008, 09:11 PM

Yeah but if you split it down the middle, where would you put the pins --- youd need like 8 and a subframe to hold it on well? It would be a cool idea for a show low rider, but Im not sure if it would be practical.

civic_punk · 07-29-2008, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jembr325

Yeah but if you split it down the middle, where would you put the pins --- youd need like 8 and a subframe to hold it on well? It would be a cool idea for a show low rider, but Im not sure if it would be practical.

yeah just imagine how hard would it be to work on it since you can only access it form the front maybe if u plan to make it a show car and got everything done with the engine

**8695Beaters** · 07-29-2008, 10:52 PM

I'd put 4 down the front of the hood (like normal). Since air is moving parallel to the seam in the hood, aerodynamics won't rip it open, espeically if you have the front well secured. Now if you spin out, that's another story. Actually, on second thought, four wouldn't work, since aligning them to engage correctly without putting huge holes in your hood wouldn't work. Just add two big honking pins and that should hold it down. Or if you want to be fancy, put a standard hood latch on each section of hood in front (you would have to align them 90 degrees so they would work like normal) and back by the firewall. It would take a little bit of designing and some good fabbing, but that would be the cleanest way to do it.

**SiGirl** · 08-01-2008, 07:16 PM

If I did get it done it would be by a shop that knows what they are doing. We have a lot of those shops around socal.

**8695Beaters** · 08-01-2008, 10:32 PM

Well that goes without saying, haha.

07-29-2008, 03:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
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8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,976	Yes you would need to fasten the hood down. I would use hood pins down the front like a normal hood, and then when you pop them BAM!!! Split hood. It would be a cool, sleeper kinda look. __________________ Project Sil-E: The New Black If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. If you're asking questions, make sure the first is "Have I used Google yet?" Hondaclub Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30849013673

07-29-2008, 09:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
jembr325 Smooth Operata Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago, Illinois United States Posts: 480	Yeah but if you split it down the middle, where would you put the pins --- youd need like 8 and a subframe to hold it on well? It would be a cool idea for a show low rider, but Im not sure if it would be practical. __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” -- Hemingway MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/s2k2dreams

07-29-2008, 10:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,976	I'd put 4 down the front of the hood (like normal). Since air is moving parallel to the seam in the hood, aerodynamics won't rip it open, espeically if you have the front well secured. Now if you spin out, that's another story. Actually, on second thought, four wouldn't work, since aligning them to engage correctly without putting huge holes in your hood wouldn't work. Just add two big honking pins and that should hold it down. Or if you want to be fancy, put a standard hood latch on each section of hood in front (you would have to align them 90 degrees so they would work like normal) and back by the firewall. It would take a little bit of designing and some good fabbing, but that would be the cleanest way to do it. __________________ Project Sil-E: The New Black If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. If you're asking questions, make sure the first is "Have I used Google yet?" Hondaclub Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30849013673

08-01-2008, 07:16 PM	#16 (permalink)
SiGirl Mother of One Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Central Movin to Bellflower, California United States Posts: 867	If I did get it done it would be by a shop that knows what they are doing. We have a lot of those shops around socal. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/mz_su3rt3 http://www.cardomain.com/id/cdfortune

08-01-2008, 10:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
8695Beaters LaY1n D0wN s1K BeATz Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 2,976	Well that goes without saying, haha. __________________ Project Sil-E: The New Black If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. If you're asking questions, make sure the first is "Have I used Google yet?" Hondaclub Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30849013673

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