Hotchkis 1760 User Manual
1760
Universal Hood Pin Kit
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Special Note: This is a universal hood pin kit, which is designed to hold and secure your front
hood. It is universal and is not specifically designed for any particular vehicle make or model.
It is up to the installer as to how and where the hood pin is mounted. Please mock up and
measure to make sure your vehicle’s hood and engine bay can accept this kit. Do not drill any
holes until you find a proper location for the hood pin. The instructions given below is a
generic guide showing how to install the hood pins on a car that did not have hood pins prior.
1) Mount the Hood Pin
There are 2 mounting points to worry about when installing hood pins. One is the mounting
point for the hood pin itself inside the engine bay. The other is the mounting point for the
hood base on the top side of the hood. The hood pin mounting point usually dictates where
everything needs to be located because you’ll need to find a flat mounting surface in the front
area of the engine bay (e.g. radiator brace). The mounting surface shown in the diagram is a
generic square for instructiona l purposes.
Drill a ½” - 5/8” hole in the mounting surface. Insert and assemble the pin and hardware as
shown in the diagram. The pin height c an be adjusted to accommodate different a ppl ications.
2) Make a hole in the Hoo d
We now need to make a hole in the hood for the pin to protrude through. There are several ways of
determining where the needs to be using the already mounted hood pin. One suggestion is to apply
grease on the tip of the hood pin and close the hood slowly until the pin top touches the hood surface.
The grease left on the hood is where you will need to drill your hole. Use a ¾” drill bit. Slowly close
the hood to confirm that the hood pin is centered with your hole.
3) Mount the Hood Base
Next, position the hood base on top of the hood and center it with the ¾” hole you just made.
Once you’ve positioned the base the way you like it, mark and drill the 4 mounting holes in the hood
using a ¼” drill bit.
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