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I like Todd Reids bracing under the turbo or not heading. Only I do not want to cut or remove mt engine screen. I installed these hood pins under my deck to keep the decklid from goughing the quarter panels during hard cornering. They have worked great for over a year. If you raiise the deck you will notice that there is a big X right in the middle. These pins do an incredible job of making the decklid take the stress of cornering. I got the idea for this from this forum. I did a search do give credit to the person that gave it to me but it must have been before Gropee. Thanks it works.

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I've had this chipping on both my cars for years. I eventually followed my kids close behind as they drove the cars and was totally amazed how much movement there was - the space between decklid and fender went from nothing to about 1/2 as they turned or went over bumps. However, it wasn't the decklid moving, it was the chassis flexing. Looked like a chicken walking. The same movement causes those cracks where the pillars meet the body - front and rear. As soon as I installed a Hall rigidity kit upper and lower, front and rear this disappeared completely. No more movement. No more chips. No more cracks.
Or try welding in a very small metal piece on the rear sides of the deck lid, and adding a rubber stopper. I just noticed mine had this, and helps prevent the side shaking (metal on metal). When I was in AZ visiting, I saw another fine car that had this modification done as well...forgot the owners name however! See photo link below of the modification on my car which seems to work very well:
http://image64.webshots.com/164/5/45/7/527654507BgTWsh_ph.jpg
Jan,
That was Harry's 660 hp 72 Pre-l that had a rubber stopper on either side of the engine lid locking mechanism that is the same type as the stock one except his engine lid has holes in it and the two stopper go into the hole keeping the lid from moving at all.

I'm sure you will recall his power seats and the audio system, not to mention that Hilborn Injection on his Nascar spec engine.
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Jan,
That was Harry's 660 hp 72 Pre-l that had a rubber stopper on either side of the engine lid locking mechanism that is the same type as the stock one except his engine lid has holes in it and the two stopper go into the hole keeping the lid from moving at all.

I'm sure you will recall his power seats and the audio system, not to mention that Hilborn Injection on his Nascar spec engine.


Thanks Ron, I couldn't recall Harry's name, but no doubt about it, all the fine specs on his car remains in my mind. Great bunch of AZ boys!! Harry's seats are rivited in my mind. The dude should do a PI article, if he has not done so already.
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Originally posted by edmguru:
Lastpushbutton, where do I find that chin spoiler, it's what I've been looking for.

Glenn
Glen, I bought mine off ebay, But go to Steve Wilkinson's site and look at his GTS mini spoiler. I belive it is the same and priced at what I paid for mine $150
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