Does anyone have a DIY for mounting hood pins to an e36, I dont know where to mount the anchors to in the engine bay. Also does any one have any pictures of their setup? inside and out? Thank you.

On and E36, there are 2 flat surfaces on the front subframe that have holes in the hood right above them. Mount your pins first and then see where they contact through the hood. Then drill throught the hood. When you get to the pin plates on the hood (sparco type design), drill the holes for the machine screws smaller than the screws so that you can use the hood to sink the screws into. Hope that helps.

Awesome, that helps, thank you!

So, put the hood pins in place of the factory mounts to hold the hood down?

here's a photo of where I mounted mine. the bolts went through the hole in the front clip frame (don't know how else to describe it), immediately above the grills. it's not hard, just takes a little time and creativity. then I cut holes in the hood with a dremel and lined them up carefully.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/jmitro2000/IMG_0085.jpg

yes, use the holes in the radiator support that were originally for the a/c condensor bolts. they are directly under holes in the inner hood structure. mount the pins, put a little greas on the tops, close the hood, open the hood and look at where the grease from the pins stuck to the hood. drill.

yes, these replace the factory hood latch mechanism. a lot lighter.

however, i would leave the left hand factory hood latch in place as it has the hood catch on it. just in case the hood pins don't get hooked, it will keep the hood from folding up over the windshield on the outlap. seen it happen several times....

yea, radiator support. that's it.

another photo. these are OMP pins.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/jmitro2000/IMG_0184.jpg

Any idea how much weight is saved by using the pins?

-CKKrause

hardly any. they weigh about 2lbs and the hood latch and accessories are maybe 5-7 pounds

I would second leaving the factory latch. On my first practice of my rookie race I didn't latch my hood pins and created a, "custom" hood. Funny how fast the other guys seemed as I was getting towed back into the pits. D'OH!

Couple of tips:
- mount the pins to the chassis, then put some paint (nail polish or paint marker) on the top of the pin then lower the hood onto it. Then you can really see where they touch!
- use a UniBit (christmas tree bit) to drill through the hood. Makes for very clean edges and easy to get the size right.

On the other hand...losing 3-5 lbs sounds good when you weigh 245 and are trying to make a minimum weight!!!!

-CKKrause

hardly any. they weigh about 2lbs and the hood latch and accessories are maybe 5-7 pounds

the aluminum ones weight a lot less than 2lbs. and every ounce counts when you are trying to get an e36 down to scca ITR weight within the rules. (2765 with driver.)

Couple of tips:
- mount the pins to the chassis, then put some paint (nail polish or paint marker) on the top of the pin then lower the hood onto it. Then you can really see where they touch!


grease, paint...same idea.

Quick question: Are these hood pins going on a street car or a race/track car? I am in Horsham and have done many on race cars. I can show you exactly where and how they go.

Ricky

any recommendations on where to buy the pins?

I'm using Sparco. Several of our supporting vendors can provide. Just spent some time this afternoon installing them. Will finish the job tomorrow.

Jay

+1 for Sparco hood pins, on both our cars.

+1 for recommending using Unibit. Saved soooo much time and aggravation.

I did the first set with screws, which were a pain in the ass. Smarted up the second time and just riveted them in with my $5 HF riveter. The rivets have lasted just fine.

the aluminum ones weight a lot less than 2lbs. and every ounce counts when you are trying to get an e36 down to scca ITR weight within the rules. (2765 with driver.)

I heard the alum ones have a significant higher failure rate. No proof of that, but I got steel.

any recommendations on where to buy the pins?

Bimmerworld.com

Ok, I finished mine yesterday. Thanks to Seth @ Adrenaline Racing.

Jay

Bimmerworld.com

+1

any recommendations on where to buy the pins?

pegasusautoracing, $16.99.