Floating Hood

Parts needed:

*(2) 4" heavy-duty strap hinges. ($5)

*(6) self drilling/tapping screws (if you don’t want to use these you can use regular

screws but you have to pre-drill your holes). ($0.50)

*(2) strong 10" wire ties. ($0.10)

*A few inches of tape (any kind).

Tools:

*Drill (Phillips drill bit).

*Ratchet

*Hammer

Preparing:

What you want to do is make the hole closest to the narrow part of the hinge a little bigger than it already is so your factory bolt will go through it for step #2. Your next hole, which you will start, will be drilled in the middle of the hinge and to the left of the hole closest to the folding

part of the hinge as pictured. The 2 holes drilled will line up perfect to your stock hinge holes. This step is important because it will align your hinges for correct hood positioning.

Instructions:

*Please remember to take your time and be patient. I did this conversion by myself, but if a friend could help you with the process it would make it easier for you. This mod takes about 1-2 hours. Please do this mod at your own risk…

*due to a large amount of emails we have daily, I will not answer any tech support ?’s just because everything you need to know is in this document, thank you.

1. I know this seems a little obvious, but please do one side at a time. Unbolt the factory hinge from the hood with a ratchet.

2. Place the strap hinge flat between the hood and the hood hinge. Bolt the factory bolt in the bottom hole (the one that you drilled prior) and align the strap hinge so that it is even/flat with the top of the factory hinge. This will be the position for the hinge to fold correctly.

Use a little piece of tape to hold the hinge in place so that the drilling will be easier.

3. Use two of the self-drilling/tapping screws in the bottom 2 hinge holes to bolt it in place. Take off the tape and then use slight pressure or a hammer to bend the top of the hinge inwards or you hood will not close! (be careful not to damage you hood by hammering like in the picture)

4. Use another screw in the top hole of the strap hinge. You can now unbolt the factory bolt from the hinge and let it dangle. This is what it should look like…

5. Now, use one of your wire ties to secure the factory hinge to the strap hinge. Don’t worry, wire ties are exceptionally strong--that’s why the cops use them! Do exactly like pictured so your hood will close correctly. Pull the tie as firm as you can to secure it.

6. Now go through this exact same process on the other side. You will need to remove the washer fluid hose from the connector so your hinge can be placed there. You can tape the hose around the hinge.

7. Now for the final step. Your hood has factory stops so that it can only go back so far. If you want your hood to produce more of an angle I would suggest bending the stops out of the way with a screwdriver (plus it looks way better!). Be very careful and patient so that you won’t bend you hinges off of track…

8. If for any reason you want your hood back to normal, remove

the strap hinges and bolt in your factory bolts back where they were

before. It’s that easy!

YOU ARE NOW DONE!!! START SHOWING OFF!!!

YOUR HOOD WILL OPEN AND CLOSE NORMALLY!!!!!!!!

OR YOU CAN OPEN YOUR HOOD IN OVER 10 DIFFERENT POSITIONS