I've been pondering hood pins for a while now. I was at the AHA "Fun Under the Sun" kit car show in Pomona last weekend. Saw a Velo Rossa that was going for the classic look by using leather straps to secure the hood. The enormous belt buckles really detracted from the sleek lines of the car. An to add to the distraction, the builder used the VR style tilt front end AND had the original style center hood opening. Why? That means it had four of those big buckles mucking up the front end. I had already made a tentative decision on my latch arrangement, and after seeing that VR, I felt much better about my choice.

I chose the modern Aerodynamic panel fasteners from Aerocatch.

I toyed with mounting them on the side of the tilt hood but the curvature seemed too extreme and problematic for my feeble mind to tackle. So I went for what I perceived to be the simplest mounting spot... the old Z's fresh air intakes in the cowling area under the windshield.
After a little eyeballing, I marked the spots on the hood and made my cutouts.

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A couple of brackets tacked into the vent openings and the pins are mounted.

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I'll be making a new fiberglass cowling to fit under the hood. I'm working with this cardboard template for now.

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I'll mold in a "cup" to conceal all but the pin and nut.

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I think the final look is pretty slick.

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