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Re: What did you do to your SY/TY today?
Started putting on kb headers and kb intercooler should finish it up tomm.
Started putting on kb headers and kb intercooler should finish it up tomm.
Why would you drive it in the nasty winter salt crap... rrrrrrrrr
I just realized how many users on here registered in 09' ... lots of Sy/Tys sold in the BAD market ... that confuses me ---
I don't think they use salt in AK. I was surprised at the lack of rust on cars when I was up there.
Tired of seeing the cover on the TT Ty all winter...I did a hood latch project. I purchased the following hood latch kit from DeftRacing.com. It is made by AeroCatch.
I did some modifications to the pin setup so that it worked in the original location and used the original hood adjusters. I had my fabricator make a billet collar that fit inside my two piece hood because I had no way to put nuts on the screws from underneath (because of the two piece hood). Pic shows the billet collar with tapped threads for the screws. The pic also shows the way we drilled the center out of the rubber hood adjuster to run the locking latch stud through.
We used the metal lathe to get the hole in the adjuster centered for the rod. Leaving the holes smaller than the threaded rod allowed the rod to be tightly screwed into the rubber hood adjuster. I also polished the anodized rod for a cleaner look. The latch stud extends through the bottom of the upper core channel and a locking nut holds it in place.
After cutting the hole in the top piece of the hood we slid in the billet ring and taped it into the underside of the hood. After setting the latch assembly into the hole we ran the screws down into the billet ring to secure the latch assembly to the hood (sandwhich effect)....
Because of the two piece hood design we were able to place the hood latch assembly into the molded hood brace for a hidden look. It also allowed us to place it so the hole was where the original pad (dimple) was for the original hood adjuster contact, for a clean and hidden look...
I was a little nervous seeing the edges of my hood flapping at 140+ mph last year. This should take care of any hood latch problems.
Now back to looking at the cover for a few more weeks...
John
Tired of seeing the cover on the TT Ty all winter...I did a hood latch project. I purchased the following hood latch kit from DeftRacing.com. It is made by AeroCatch.
http://www.importprecision.com/aero...ch_carbon_plus_flush_locking_hood_latches.htm
I did some modifications to the pin setup so that it worked in the original location and used the original hood adjusters. I had my fabricator make a billet collar that fit inside my two piece hood because I had no way to put nuts on the screws from underneath (because of the two piece hood). Pic shows the billet collar with tapped threads for the screws. The pic also shows the way we drilled the center out of the rubber hood adjuster to run the locking latch stud through.
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We used the metal lathe to get the hole in the adjuster centered for the rod. Leaving the holes smaller than the threaded rod allowed the rod to be tightly screwed into the rubber hood adjuster. I also polished the anodized rod for a cleaner look. The latch stud extends through the bottom of the upper core channel and a locking nut holds it in place.
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After cutting the hole in the top piece of the hood we slid in the billet ring and taped it into the underside of the hood. After setting the latch assembly into the hole we ran the screws down into the billet ring to secure the latch assembly to the hood (sandwhich effect)....
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Because of the two piece hood design we were able to place the hood latch assembly into the molded hood brace for a hidden look. It also allowed us to place it so the hole was where the original pad (dimple) was for the original hood adjuster contact, for a clean and hidden look...
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I was a little nervous seeing the edges of my hood flapping at 140+ mph last year. This should take care of any hood latch problems.
Now back to looking at the cover for a few more weeks...
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John