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How to Install Cervini's Stalker Ram Air Hood - Unpainted (05-09 GT, V6) on your Ford Mustang
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Notice: Install new, unpainted parts according to these instructions! Then remove parts, paint them and re-install! Painted or Altered Parts are Non-Refundable!
Relocating the antifreeze overfl ow tank: The cap of the over fl ow tank can be seen throught the scoop opening when the hood is closed. To prevent this, install the supplied lowering brackets according to these instructions. Remove the two factory bolts that hold the overfl ow tank to the radiator shroud. Secure the lowering brackets to the radiator shroud with the factory hardware. Use the supplied ¾” bolts and washers to secure the over fl ow tank to the brackets as shown in fig.A.
Installing the drip pans: Included in the kit is a set of drip pans. These drip pans collect water and re-direct it away from the motor. Paint the out side of the drip pans to match the hood and inside the drip pans fl at black or semi gloss black. (The inside of the drip pans can be seen from the outside of the hood through the screens.) Cut out the supplied template and tape it to the screen. Trace the out side edge of the template with a marker and cut the screen out with a pair of tin snips. Repeat the process from the other screen. (The screen template is designed to work on both sides of the hood. Install the screen on the hood as decribed on the template.) After both screens are cut out, paint them black and use the supplied small black screws to secure them to the hood as shown in Fig.B. Use a hammer to gently tap the edges of the screen down around the opening. After the hood and drip pans have been painted and the screens installed, align the drip pan with the rear opening in the hood as shown in fi g.C. Use the supplied self taping Phillips screws to screw the drip pans to the under side of the hood through the pre-drilled holes in the drip pans. (Tighten the screws with a screw driver only. Using a powered screw driver will cause the holes to strip.)
Installing the hood
Step 1: Remove the striker bar from the factory hood and install it with Locktite® to your new hood.
STEP 2: Adjust hood until proper alignment with matching panels is achieved.
STEP 3: Adjust primary latch until the striker bar fi ts into the latch. Make sure when the hood is closed you can hear the striker bar “click” into the latch.
STEP 4: After you here it click, test it to be sure it’s working properly by grabbing the front edge of the hood and slowly pulling upward with a steady even pressure. If the hood opens it’s not adjusted properly; repeat STEP 3 until hood cannot be pulled open after it’s closed.
STEP 5: To ensure the safety catch is working properly, close the hood, pull the hood release from inside the car and the hood will partially open. Slowly pull upward on the hood and jiggle it at the same time. If it opens without pulling the safety catch lever then the latch needs to be readjusted. The safety catch prevents the hood from opening in the event the primary latch fails.
WARNING: MAKE SURE THE SAFETY CATCH IS WORKING PROPERLY!
STEP 6:Locate the hood stoppers located on the radiator support. Adjust upward until they apply a small amount of pressure to the underside of the hood when it is closed. This will prevent the hood from shaking or rocking. Install squirters as shown in FIG.D. (You may need to bend the squirters into position.)
STEP 7: After all adjustments have been made, apply loctite to the bolts that secure the latch bar to the hood.
URETHANE PAINTING INSTRUCTIONS
VERY IMPORTANT: The following painting procedures MUST be followed EXACTLY for PROPER ADHESION and to prevent fish eyes.
1. To remove any mold release contaminants, clean the back of the part fi rst. Using 2 new clean rags, saturate the fi rst rag with plastic prep cleaner* and begin cleaning. Then use the second rag to remove the prep cleaner. Continuously fold both rags to their clean sides during the process. Use 3 sets of new rags throughout the process. This prevents mold release contaminants from transferring to the painted surface.
2. Repeat step one on the front of the part.
3. Rinse the part with water. Apply a generous amount of Ajax® or sand fi x* to a red scuff pad* (3M Scotch Brite Brand) and scrub the surface to be painted THOROUGHLY (especially where the 2-sided tape is installed, on the back side of the part, and all the hard to reach areas). Then rinse with water and dry. The scrubbed surface should be dull. If any shiny spots show, repeat the process on those areas.
4. Using another set of clean new rags, again clean the surface to be painted with plastic prep cleaner.
5. Spray the surface to be painted with adhesion promoter* including the areas where the 2-sided tape is installed (follow the instructions on the can for application and drying time).
6. Apply 3 to 4 coats of urethane primer* with fl ex additive* (follow the instructions on the can for application and drying time).
7. Wet sand primer with 600 grit sandpaper. Be careful not to sand through the primer. If you do, you MUST clean those areas with plastic prep cleaner, apply adhesion promoter and prime. Once the primer has dried, wet sand the areas that were touched up. Your surface is now ready for paint.
