A12 hood flew away…

[Daniel Brunner]

Sad story 1 hour ago
I was working on my faulty speedo after re-lubing everything I took my car for a test drive (speedo now worse than before)
I forgot to close the hood pins and didn’t noticed it because I was constantly looking at the speedo.
Wasn’t driving really fast and a stong wind flipped my hood off the car, smashed on the trunk and landed on the street. I screamed „FUCKKKKKKKK“
Luckily some random dude sat in his parked car next to the street- natural man instinct: we grabbed the hood on the other lane and set the pins in in not even 5 seconds.
Guy said „boy, these hoods are only common at stock car racing“
I replied „It’s an option on that car“
He said „oh cool so thats a roadrunner?“
I didn’t replied anything to that. My blood was boiling and all my nerves were tingling. I said thank you and drove the couple yards home as fast as possible. (No plates on the car)
At home I saw my story marks on the trunk and hood. Glad it didn’t cracked.
I‘ll check my hood pins twice and trippe in future.

 

[toolmanmike]

Sad story 1 hour ago
I was working on my faulty speedo after re-lubing everything I took my car for a test drive (speedo now worse than before)
I forgot to close the hood pins and didn’t noticed it because I was constantly looking at the speedo.
Wasn’t driving really fast and a stong wind flipped my hood off the car, smashed on the trunk and landed on the street. I screamed „FUCKKKKKKKK“
Luckily some random dude sat in his parked car next to the street- natural man instinct: we grabbed the hood on the other lane and set the pins in in not even 5 seconds.
Guy said „boy, these hoods are only common at stock car racing“
I replied „It’s an option on that car“
He said „oh cool so thats a roadrunner?“
I didn’t replied anything to that. My blood was boiling and all my nerves were tingling. I said thank you and drove the couple yards home as fast as possible. (No plates on the car)
At home I saw my story marks on the trunk and hood. Glad it didn’t cracked.
I‘ll check my hood pins twice and trippe in future.


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Damn the luck. Now you have battlescars.

 

[eldubb440]

minimal damage, considering........ you got off easy

 

[padam]

Yep, battlescars...

 

[toolmanmike]

Yep, battlescars...

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That is history. Stories to tell and memories made.

 

[33 IMP]

OW! Ouch!
It hurts, but coulda been MUCH worse.

(I once stopped a guy rolling out of the staging lanes, headed for the water box..... with none of his hairpins in place.
Once he figured out why I stopped him...... he seemed happy.)

 

[33 IMP]

Padam, that must be the lightest-built hood for a big charger I've ever seen. How many pins has that thing got, anyway?

 

[QuickBpBp]

I raced my 74 RR with the hood scoops out. Drove home and set them in the hood so no rain would get in there. Next day I took it out forgetting to put some nuts on them. Got on it in first gear and the scoop flew out hit the windshield with-out damaging that but dented up the trim and mangle the scoop and studs when it hit the highway. It only takes one time and you will never forget!!

 

[padam]

Padam, that must be the lightest-built hood for a big charger I've ever seen. How many pins has that thing got, anyway?

It has 8, 4 in front and 4 in back. I think it could do with out the middle ones in the back, but air will get under the front for sure.
I want to put it on hinges, and eliminate the middle back ones. It's a work in progress for sure.

 

[33 IMP]

@Daniel Brunner :
Forgive my curiosity, I'm not familiar with your situation.
Is that a "real A12" or a repop?

 

[Daniel Brunner]

Its a repop my car‘s a Satellite not a Roadrunner. It had a normal steel hood when the previous owner bought it in texas

 

[gkent]

I feel sick just looking and thinking of that! When I had my lift-off hood I put springs on the pins so they would hold the hood above the fenders and cowl if I forgot to pin it.

 

[#41]

FWIW, If there is no other latch I put the clips back into the pins when the hood is open/off. Second, I use an old hood pin for my key fob, so every time I go to start it that pin is dangling in my hand as a reminder.

 

[Daniel Brunner]

FWIW, If there is no other latch I put the clips back into the pins when the hood is open/off. Second, I use an old hood pin for my key fob, so every time I go to start it that pin is dangling in my hand as a reminder.

Thats a great idea

 

[chargervert]

You got lucky,I was expecting to see an A12 hood broken into pieces!

 

[33 IMP]

I feel sick just looking and thinking of that! When I had my lift-off hood I put springs on the pins so they would hold the hood above the fenders and cowl if I forgot to pin it.

I like that idea!

 

[RR Fan Dan]

I raced my 74 RR with the hood scoops out.

I have screens in mine.

 

[QuickBpBp]

I have screens in mine.View attachment 1798995

Here is how I raced mine… Carb was jammed up under that scoop so I figured that was the max amount of air… I have another RR hood that if I ever finish putting that car back together I will try to figure out how to cut the sides and the back and raise it about an inch trying to keep the same look..

 

[kiwigtx]

We all do dumb **** sometimes. You will learn a valuable lesson here @Daniel Brunner

 

[Richard Cranium]

This thread deserves a theme song.