All right 71Challenger1,
You motivated me to put on my hood pins, so I decided to document the process.
First, Cuda’s are different than Challenger’s (besides being better than Challenger’s) when it comes to hood pins mounting locations. On Cuda’s they have a mounting bracket you have to put on to mount the pins to.
First I installed the mounting brackets and loosely mounted the hood pins. I placed a small amount of grease on the tops of the pins and closed the hood. This left a mark/location for me to start a pilot hole. I used a 3/32 size drill bit. I then closed the hood (with the pins on) and looked to make sure my holes lined up, and the did.
Next I measured the hood pin diameter (7/16”) and the cap hole diameter (13/16”) and decided to use a ¾” step drill and drill the hole 5/8” in diameter. I went one step at a time. I taped over the holes. Then I reinstalled the pins to make sure my holes where in the right size. 5/8 worked great, but you could go bigger if needed.
Then I placed the caps over the holes and centered the pins. I then lined up the screw location (where I thought they looked the best) and taped them to the hood to hold them in place and drilled the holes and mounted the screws.
Here is the finished product.
I was pretty simple and it only took me about 30 minutes.
I hope this helps with your installation.
