3rd Gen Power Bulge Hood Question?

[BMOTOXSTAR]

OK,
  I am putting a 71' R/T bulge hood on my 73' Rally. My Rally is factory with hood pins & outside hood release, no inside release.
The R/T hood does not have the holes for the hood pins, seems to have came factory like that, no Bondo or filler over the hood pin locations.
Question is,
Am I safe using just the hood latch with the R/T hood without using the hood pins?
I hate to drill holes in a clean factory R/T hood for the pins.
Could a R/T hood have pins deleted? If hide-aways were used?

[41husk]

I drilled holes in my air grabber hood, my 73 Rallye had inside pull on it.

[74Charger]

If I remember right the hoods have the location for the pins already marked on the underside?  Dont they? 

I like the hood pins.  So I would drill them.

[1972Rallye]

OK,
  I am putting a 71' R/T bulge hood on my 73' Rally. My Rally is factory with hood pins & outside hood release, no inside release.
The R/T hood does not have the holes for the hood pins, seems to have came factory like that, no Bondo or filler over the hood pin locations.
Question is,
Am I safe using just the hood latch with the R/T hood without using the hood pins?
I hate to drill holes in a clean factory R/T hood for the pins.
Could a R/T hood have pins deleted? If hide-aways were used?

Perfectly safe with just the hood latch and hook.  Hood pins (J45) were optional and were used with the latch and hook in place, so they were a cosmetic option. There was no correlation with the inside/outside hood release and hood pin option that I know of...  you could get it either way.

[Nacho-RT74]

If I remember right the hoods have the location for the pins already marked on the underside? Dont they?

I like the hood pins. So I would drill them.

yes... from bottom they are visible. Frame is already cut, just need to cut the outer skin... fender also provide the locations already cut