Safety latch failed, Glass front hood flew open at 55mph |
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Safety latch failed, Glass front hood flew open at 55mph |
Bills914-4 |
May 1 2011, 07:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 1-March 08 From: suburbs of Miami FL. Member No.: 8,762 Region Association: South East States |
Yeah I think its my bad, I dont remember pushing the release handle back in
the last time I open it at home , I dont use hood springs ,it's a glass hood (QRS) & I wasn't using latch pins ( I will install this time ) I didn't feel I needed & I didn't want to spoil the look , MY MISTAKE , so a Word of Caution to anybody running a fiberglass front hood without Safty Thru Pins , don't trust the safty catch latch the hood will FLEX and FLY open , (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Bill D. Insurance apraiser will be by tuesday (car is home) I'll see what they say (AARP), Attached image(s) |
Chris Pincetich |
May 4 2011, 06:20 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
I posted about this from my 914 over a year ago, why didn't you remember? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
My cowl is still not perfect, and the hood has 4 pins on the leading edge, GT style. Summit Racing has a great selection of hood pins to choose from. FYI - my hood(s) all had tapped fiberglass threads for all attachments, and the front latch threads are what failed on mine. I bought the hood used and the threads were a bit worn. I replaced ALL threaded spots with screw-in steel threaded inserts, which I then added a layer of new resin on top and in the micro-spaces to ensure they stick! Mike - I may contact you if the piece(s) below are still available. My 914 is at Original Customs for another week and the timing now is perfect. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) I have a 72 I'm cutting up if you need a cowl... |
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