Well got to work this weekend and finished one project ... Fenders are all done and now so is the hood. After waiting to get all the parts to complete it they arrived yesterday.
Started with the Hood and installed the poison spyder louver kit first with painting under it to ensure no rusting of the hood around were the cuts were made.
Once i got the hood setup I cut the hood 3" all the way around the outside bottom. To anyone who does this I would recommend you do 3" front to back then make a 12" long slant at the rear going from were your first cut was to about 3/8 of an inch on the very back of the hood. I ended up very happy with my fitment. I then painted the inside edge and outside edge a few inches up to ensure no rusting down the road and make it look clean. I finished it off with automotive door edge guard all along the bottom to give a smooth lip that wouldnt scratch up anything or cut your hands. I also used a dremel with a sanding attachment to smooth all sharp edges and remove any slivers of metal.
I then got Polyperformance hood pins and cut the underside of the hood in a square pattern thru the hoods secondary layer to gain access to the top and drilled my holes and installed them. I also drilled 2x 5/8 inch holes in the grill in order to mount the two pins. I was happy with the install except that the hardware seemed to pull thru the rubber grommet very easy. Being anal and wanting to ensure the rubber stayed flat to keep out moisture i ended up using a washer between the rubber grommet and the allen bolt head on every one. Made all my adjustments and test drove it down the highway will less hood bounce then a factory one.
All in all my only major project for the jeep is completed.
Ordered my Currie Anti rock sway bar this week and that is next weeks project !
Started with the Hood and installed the poison spyder louver kit first with painting under it to ensure no rusting of the hood around were the cuts were made.
Once i got the hood setup I cut the hood 3" all the way around the outside bottom. To anyone who does this I would recommend you do 3" front to back then make a 12" long slant at the rear going from were your first cut was to about 3/8 of an inch on the very back of the hood. I ended up very happy with my fitment. I then painted the inside edge and outside edge a few inches up to ensure no rusting down the road and make it look clean. I finished it off with automotive door edge guard all along the bottom to give a smooth lip that wouldnt scratch up anything or cut your hands. I also used a dremel with a sanding attachment to smooth all sharp edges and remove any slivers of metal.
I then got Polyperformance hood pins and cut the underside of the hood in a square pattern thru the hoods secondary layer to gain access to the top and drilled my holes and installed them. I also drilled 2x 5/8 inch holes in the grill in order to mount the two pins. I was happy with the install except that the hardware seemed to pull thru the rubber grommet very easy. Being anal and wanting to ensure the rubber stayed flat to keep out moisture i ended up using a washer between the rubber grommet and the allen bolt head on every one. Made all my adjustments and test drove it down the highway will less hood bounce then a factory one.
All in all my only major project for the jeep is completed.
Ordered my Currie Anti rock sway bar this week and that is next weeks project !
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