Ken said:
88, you could be like Chris (69MyWay) and drive around with the hood just sitting there ajar. He, for some reason (air cleaner clearance I think), doesn't close his hood completely. Freaked me out the first time I saw him driving like that. :L
_ken 
Actually, no worries on the hood clearance or latches, etc. Until I get an engine 100% broke in, etc, I don't want anything coming between me and getting the hood open fast if need be.
Believe it or not, I am starting to latch it more and more.
I have put hood pins on a 69 coupe, and helped some friends do them on other cars including a trans am, and a blazer. I would have to tell you that they are a pain in the butt. What they really do is reduce weight on the pure race car. Hood latch hardware all added up is heavy, and could be unreliable, or could get stuck after a crash. Hood pins are light weight, and a saftey crew member could remove the hood in the event of a fire, etc without having to enter the car and release the latch.
The problem is, you have to walk around the car to release them. Works great when you have a buddy riding shotgun, because you both get out and pop your respective pin.
My vote is against it for a real street car, especially a Vette since you don't have instant one step access.
Think about a Camaro. You can walk to the front of the car on a Camaro and pull both pins at one time and lift the hood. Try that on the C4 without sliding across the hood or running a chinese fire drill around it to release them.
