I know on some of the "go fast" cars, they have to use hood pins to keep
the hood closed and also had to use a lighter spring to hold them open.

 

its easier to use pins cause then you dont need to put a fiberglass support across the front to secure the stock latches

and we dont have hood springs lol but they do lighter springs cause those are the lightweight hoods and dont need so much. the pressure when closing hood would rip the mounting points out.

 

well its been forever since i updated..well i was using my jeep as my final project in my auto class..i didnt get to finish the hood..but i did finish welding it, all i have left is grinding it down..and adding a little body filler and the hood should be ready for paint..but thats gonna have to wait a little bit..here are some updates..oh and also got to paint my jeep lol

 

What color is that? I'm really digging it, i like my chile red, but only because i cant find a good green...

 

bet that metallic looks good in the sun

 

yea..at first i wasnt to sure about the metalic, i was planning on going with a od green, but all the shops around town were asking 450 for just the color..so i said screw it and i ordered this paint from paintforcars.com it was 181 shipped to my door. for basecoat clear coat kit..everything i needed
and i gotta say, i love how it came out.
its fathom green metallic. i just need to finish the cowl and the hood should be ready for paint. im planning on bed lining the roof.

 

Idk where you're located, but if it's anywhere with hot, sunny summers then you don't want to bedline the roof. That stuff absorbs A LOT of heat and will make your rig miserable in the summer. (Speaking from personal experience)

 

Good job man!

 

do you know if that heat shield stuff would work if i laid it on the inside of the roof? i was just thinking bed liner for durability when i throw stuff up there..and yea im in california, and it gets pretty darn hot during summers...ill see what i come up with lol

 

hey looks great so far i made a one side scoop, kinda like a talon hood with a opening but anyway i was going to make another one like yours. my problem was i was worried about creasing the middle where the indented part is. did yours try and crease when you bent it?

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/attach...1&d=1324195765

 

yea i got a crease right where you circled it lol..but its not really to bad, i sure i can hamer and dolly it down..even if i left it wasnt to bad

 

Heat matting does help, but you will still get a good amount of heat radiating through there.

 

ok cool i wonder if i heat it first and slowly bend it, it might be ok i guess we will see

 

if your talking about dynomat then no it gets to hot and falls off, i tried on mine

 

I want to build a cowl hood now lol