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post Oct 4 2018, 10:19 AM
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I like the look of hood pins on a 914.
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post Oct 4 2018, 01:43 PM
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Bummer, had the same thing happen to my 356 right before I bought it from the previous owner.

356 owners all know that you need to pull up on the hood handle to make sure it really latched...no such luck on a 914.

I still have yet to get my cowl fixed...probably going to wait until I can afford a full color-change paint. Kudos to you for getting it fixed now!
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post Oct 4 2018, 01:48 PM
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Oh wow, just seeing this now. Really sorry, but happy the repairs have already begun.

So I'm confused. The 914 have a safety latch. One pull on the cabin release to pop it, then it has a catch where you have to manually unlatch it by pushing down on the hood and then depressing the lever. I don't understand how it could have flown up even if the hood had been popped from the cabin or not fully shut.

I would triple check that the latch is correctly aligned.

I've never heard of this happening on a 914, though I'm sure it has.
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post Oct 4 2018, 05:31 PM
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I would also make sure the lock and cable are lubed. If the lock pull did not return back to its neutral position, it might have let the latch remain open.
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post Oct 4 2018, 05:37 PM
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I would also make sure the lock and cable are lubed. If the lock pull did not return back to its neutral position, it might have let the latch remain open.


Very good advice.

However even with the latch open, the second catch should have prevented it from opening. Maybe it was misaligned during the rebuild process? I'm not at home, so I can't look at it, so I'm just going off memory.
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post Oct 4 2018, 05:44 PM
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QUOTE(dcheek @ Oct 4 2018, 08:51 AM) *

QUOTE(billh1963 @ Oct 3 2018, 10:16 AM) *

How did that happen? Hood not latched or a defective latch?


Really not sure what happened. My guess is it rattled out of adjustment due to the stiff ride this car has. Now I know why race cars have hood pins.

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ugh! that sucks! well, 30 years ago i had the same thing happen to me on my ‘69 Austin Healey, made me sick to my stomach, and i had hood pins and forgot to put them in! ruined the hinges and attachment points on hood and bent the cowl so bad i had a gap under the windshield, so it could be a whole lot worse!
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post Dec 5 2018, 08:12 AM
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Well, its been some time since my last post. There has been significant progress repair the damage of the front hood damage due to hyper extending the hinges on the Garden State Parkway at 70 MPH! Just have to repaint the hood and reassemble. Just in time for the New Jersey winter!

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post Dec 5 2018, 09:01 AM
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The owner should have repainted and re-installed stock side mirrors.

Those ghastly black ones need to go. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)
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post Dec 5 2018, 11:41 AM
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hood pins only work if you put the pins in ,,ask eric...the stock
safety catch should have prevented it ...
glad you got it fixed , really looks good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post Dec 5 2018, 04:06 PM
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Interested to see what the paint lines look like on the windshield frame? Am I missing something there? Only reason I noticed is I am working through that now and will be painting the frunk and windshield frame/cowl over the next few week's..
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post Dec 6 2018, 08:02 AM
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Dec 5 2018, 02:06 PM) *

Interested to see what the paint lines look like on the windshield frame? Am I missing something there? Only reason I noticed is I am working through that now and will be painting the frunk and windshield frame/cowl over the next few week's..


Windshield trim was removed to be painted black with the rest of the brightwork.

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post Dec 6 2018, 09:56 AM
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QUOTE(dcheek @ Dec 6 2018, 06:02 AM) *

QUOTE(mb911 @ Dec 5 2018, 02:06 PM) *

Interested to see what the paint lines look like on the windshield frame? Am I missing something there? Only reason I noticed is I am working through that now and will be painting the frunk and windshield frame/cowl over the next few week's..


Windshield trim was removed to be painted black with the rest of the brightwork.

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No I am sorry I meant on the cowl to A pillar there must be a tape line or a blend??
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post Dec 6 2018, 10:09 AM
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Dec 6 2018, 07:56 AM) *

QUOTE(dcheek @ Dec 6 2018, 06:02 AM) *

QUOTE(mb911 @ Dec 5 2018, 02:06 PM) *

Interested to see what the paint lines look like on the windshield frame? Am I missing something there? Only reason I noticed is I am working through that now and will be painting the frunk and windshield frame/cowl over the next few week's..


Windshield trim was removed to be painted black with the rest of the brightwork.

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No I am sorry I meant on the cowl to A pillar there must be a tape line or a blend??


Blended in.
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post Dec 20 2018, 03:34 PM
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Update 12-20-18 - Repair to Hood Damage when latch let loose at 60 MPH

Hood straightened, painted inside and out. A pillar blended in. Everything wet sanded and buffed out. Time to reassemble everything.

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post Dec 20 2018, 06:18 PM
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Looking pretty sweet. Wonder if he wants to trade (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Dec 21 2018, 06:23 AM
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Looking pretty sweet. Wonder if he wants to trade (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


Not a chance, sorry. He loves this car! But, you never know. If it is for sale you have the first right of refusal.

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post Dec 23 2018, 01:27 PM
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Hood pins!

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post Dec 23 2018, 04:23 PM
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first time for everything...never seen em like that before....
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post Dec 24 2018, 08:23 AM
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Dec 23 2018, 02:23 PM) *

first time for everything...never seen em like that before....


I had the same response. It's going to interesting how it will attach in the frunk.

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We wil know by sometime next week.

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post Dec 27 2018, 09:05 AM
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Installed newly painted windshield molding. Looks awesome.

Need a complete set of door panels including, passenger side arm rest and drivers side

map pocket. Posted WTB in classified.

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