Ok caveat, they look dumb as hell on modern cars. An old muscle car, good.
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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One of ma buddies has a 2007 GT500 with the new style hood pins. I like 'em.
Well that is a retro body style so...
That cah is amazing. I'll have to find some more pics.
Thanks asshole.
Was about to hit up the girly for a quickie. Fapped to that gt500’s rear when I couldn’t control myself. Now gotta give it a min when girly comes, where’d I put the blue pills...
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She'll be impressed with yer stamina. You can thank me later.
What a beaut. Can’t forget about that SY terminator either.
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My man!
I woke up thinking about this and realized how bad I feel about wasting your time. After a good ball scratch I went through as many development photos I could find that everyone has poured over way too many times. I noticed the pins were not where I sensed they were.
Then it happened.
Well looky here...
Gentlemen, looks like there may be at least one version of the GT500 that utilizes some additional hardware on the hood.
Goodnight.
There’s a decided (pin)hole in your theory sir.
No insider from Dep to Kaneda to that Viking guy have confirmed this.
No insider from Dep to Kaneda to that Viking guy have confirmed this.
It isn’t wasting someone’s time when all of us are speculating. If you think it is then I have a $50,000 Honda Civic to sell you
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Although I am interested in seeing the car, I had no plans to buy one, but if it's going to have hood pins, I'm in and I don't care how high the ADM's are.
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Kaneda, I mentioned they weren't official and got scolded for it...so for you to use those saying there aren't hood fasteners is rather amusing.
As for composite being used for a hood, when aluminum is so prevalent and certainly can provide the rigidity needed to eliminate hood flex, makes no sense.
Those "hood pins" look like an overhead light reflection to me.
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I would donate for a Kaneda ban...........
As always - no.
This isn't about "prevalence" and I already spoke to the lineage with respect to this specific body component. The point about reducing flex has everything to do with pinning in a strategic location. Look again at where the pair of pins are versus a central (single), hood latch alone.
A composite hood makes perfect sense. These will undoubtedly be low volume. Composite body panels are often made into a single piece versus multiple, joined panels (or assemblies) when done in steel or aluminum. In essence, consolidation. Much simpler across the board.
Tooling costs are reduced. The tooling cost of a given composite piece can be as much as 50% to 70% less than that of steel or aluminum, depending on volume. Saves time and money, something every manufacturer strives to do.
Composite panels have superior impact strength compared to similar pieces in steel or aluminum. They are not prone to small dents and dings like their metal counterparts are either. They handle things like hail whereas steel and aluminum may not. Repairs are often simpler.
Composite panels have a very high strength to weight ratio and can be designed to be stronger than their metal counterparts. They also don't corrode.
You will see a composite hood on the upcoming GT500.
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