Drilling hood latch on new WDK hood?

[NelsonLt1]

Any tips on drilling the hood for the latch on a new hood?
I figure I should strap it down but do you just eyball the latch position from there & drill?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Luke

 

[Big Kahuna]

drill a tad higher than you think, you can always lower it some by slotting, but you cannot raise it.

 

[ChrisGooch]

fit the hood with hoodhooks in place. use a ratcheting strap to pull the hood down and crush the seal. If your seal is new, pull it a bit tighter to make up for compression as it gets used.

Once you have everything fit and tighten down, dry fit the latch, and mark the drill locations.

 

[steveyz250fpilot]

I did like BK said. I hooked my front hooks in and pressed down on the rear hard. I had my latch mounted to the hull and I slipped the top piece in, pulled it up tightly and marked around it with a pencil. I drilled my holes a hair higher than what was actually marked. At first, it was too tight, so I slotted them down a hair, and it is super freeekin snug now!

 

[Ericfox]

do it like said above...

if you happen to not make it tight enough you can disassemble the latch unit and bend some pieces to make it good-and-tight....