Why do poeple just crack open their hoods at shows?

[NMike]

i drives me crazy when i see a car with the hood open a few inches at shows. when i go close to look i've even had some owners get pissed at me for looking . what is the whole point in doing this? why not just leave it closed?

[whitehatspecial]

Rule of thumb at shows, not cruise nights, is open your hood and trunk if you want your car judged. Or open your hood at cruises if you want people to check it out, close it if your engine bay sucks.

Not sure what cracking the hood means but maybe:

They think the motor will cool off faster???

Their engine compartment mostly sucks but if you only see the top part, it looks good?

The hood doesn't close all the way?

[resq302]

I sometimes close the hood partially when there is an on coming storm to try and keep the rain out.  Otherwise, I usually keep the hood open at shows along with the trunk.

[70charginglizard]

Maybe they have the V21 hood performance treatment and want people to focus on that.
yet need to have it cracked a little so the judges can take a quick scope at the motor for judging purposes.

This would be my guess.

[1969chargerrtse]

I pop my hood in the garage after any cruise to let heat out and keep the hood paint cool.   Maybe that's the plan?

[bordin34]

Bad hood springs? I plan on keeping mine closed, it looks pretty bad.

[Troy]

If you are at a judged show they usually ask you to leave the hood and trunk opened. They don't have to be fully raised but the judges need access. If you're hanging out by your car all day it doesn't matter but if you leave and they can't open them up you'll get 0 points for those sections. A lot of people leave the trunks popped just so they don't have to keep pulling out the keys do dig around in the cooler or looking for the detailer. I have no idea why some people do that with the hood if they aren't getting judged.

Troy

[BMOTOXSTAR]

I keep my hood closed, same with the trunk.

[elanmars]

bordin-wow, yours is dirtier than mine!
but looks a little different...hmmm....

[terrible one]

Perhaps to let people see but not poke around?

[Charger1973]

Bad hood springs? I plan on keeping mine closed, it looks pretty bad.

Wouldnt take much to clean that up and if you paint it black under there it wont look like a Chevy since the car is already black.     Thats an easy fix, no need to hide it. 

[CHRGR SE]

Bad hood springs? I plan on keeping mine closed, it looks pretty bad.

You need more dirt and some leaves like mine:

[TruckDriver]

For me, I rather see a car with the hood closed. Especially when it comes to taking pictures of the car. I personally don't get anything out of looking at a clean engine. They all look the same for the most part anyway. When I used to show my Nova and my Aspen R/T, I never opened the hood.

[BrianShaughnessy]

I prefer to keep mine half open.....    It lets people notice the 6 pack hood and keeps the overly inquisitive from getting all in my business.

As for photos... I'd prefer hood closed.    Sometimes people ask me to close the hood....  and other times some folks think it's their own business to close it themselves 

I'm thinking about drilling holes in the hood hinges to put some pins through to hold it at my preferred angle.   Wish I would have thought of that before I had them powdercoated. 

[Back N Black]

I prefer to keep mine half open.....    It lets people notice the 6 pack hood and keeps the overly inquisitive from getting all in my business.

As for photos... I'd prefer hood closed.    Sometimes people ask me to close the hood....  and other times some folks think it's their own business to close it themselves 

I'm thinking about drilling holes in the hood hinges to put some pins through to hold it at my preferred angle.   Wish I would have thought of that before I had them powdercoated. 

Then you will get guys trying to shut your hood and bending it in half. 

[BrianShaughnessy]

I prefer to keep mine half open.....    It lets people notice the 6 pack hood and keeps the overly inquisitive from getting all in my business.

As for photos... I'd prefer hood closed.    Sometimes people ask me to close the hood....  and other times some folks think it's their own business to close it themselves 

I'm thinking about drilling holes in the hood hinges to put some pins through to hold it at my preferred angle.   Wish I would have thought of that before I had them powdercoated. 

Then you will get guys trying to shut your hood and bending it in half. 

It's fiberglass w/ steel reinforcement at the sides and front.   Bend? I dunno...  probably crack something... yeah   

[ITSA426]

I do it to let the heat escape.  Driving other people crazy is just a perk.

[my73charger]

Not ot get off the subject but, one time I returned to my car to find 3 guys inside of it.  I was at the Chiropractor.  They were told to take a hike.   Now I always lock it up.  I usually only open the hood if I am right there with it.

[General_01]

I usually open mine, but people would like to take pics of the General. When I left the car to walk around, I would close the hood. When I was around the car I would open the hood and close it if asked.

[CB]

As many guys do, just open the hood when parking in my little garage to let her cool down.
Never had a Mopar with a clean engine bay to show off anyway
CB

[Joshua]

Show or no show, cars look better with the hood closed.......
If someone asks to see the engine, usually in a grocery store parking lot or something, I'll open it....

[lazarus]

 Something fun to do to get the cranks all worked up.

[Aero426]

I prefer the look of the hood closed at shows.     

[OneofNoneRT]

Ok this hood went up and down 100 times..when you open it sounds like opening a coke. then when you close it sounds "ahhhh..Buuurrppp!" I was fascinatted on the attention he got.. something just aint right.. Ice cooler in trunk, Coke bottles for Cragars

[Brock Samson]

wow that's pretty awsome...  that paint is really something, coke bottle charger 'n all that... 
got any more pics?...