hood dampers
got some hood dampers installed on my non running fc today. i was surprised by the fact that they held up my steel na hood. they were decently priced too around 65-70 ebay. sure beats the 160 dollar tein dampers that arent even made for fc's. well just wanted to share if anybody else was interested.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...rpanels030.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...rpanels031.jpg workin on taking the motor out due to no compression and working on rebuilding and installing an s5 t2 motor. yes i am going to paint the bay once the motor is out and the hood as well. actually the whole car as a matter of fact. just seein what you guys think. |
How do they mount to the hood and fender?
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are the mounting plates and hardware stainless?
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yeah i would really love to get these i know you said ebay but would you give me the link please? oh and does it come witht the hardware as well?
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whats the merit to having those over the normal "stick" holding it up? just seems like a waste of money when there is already something to hold the hood up that doesn't fail (unless you break it)
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Originally Posted by Turbo II Rotor
(Post 8698206)
How do they mount to the hood and fender?
Originally Posted by 87 t-66
(Post 8698215)
are the mounting plates and hardware stainless?
Originally Posted by Gregory Casimir
(Post 8698558)
yeah i would really love to get these i know you said ebay but would you give me the link please? oh and does it come witht the hardware as well?
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Originally Posted by Agent_D
(Post 8698598)
whats the merit to having those over the normal "stick" holding it up? just seems like a waste of money when there is already something to hold the hood up that doesn't fail (unless you break it)
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Can you take close up pics of the mounting hardware?
Originally Posted by Agent_D
(Post 8698598)
whats the merit to having those over the normal "stick" holding it up? just seems like a waste of money when there is already something to hold the hood up that doesn't fail (unless you break it)
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Originally Posted by Juiceh
(Post 8700027)
No stick in the way when you pop the hood to work on the car.
What I'd like to see is a shot of the back edges of the hood with those installed, is there a huge gap like the ones for the RX8s? |
^Damn 300LBs? You must have got the only IRON hood Mazda ever made. :D
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Originally Posted by Juiceh
(Post 8700223)
^Damn 300LBs? You must have got the only IRON hood Mazda ever made. :D
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Can you take a closer pic of where it attaches to the hood?
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hmm interesting not too bad of an idea.
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you got first buddy
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hood dampers
http://www.ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=151267
email me direct on nrodpw@internode.on.net ive been thinking about selling to the usa but not sure if its worth the time and effort, is your usa to aus dollar good at the moment? anyways email me if you want some more info and go from there josh |
I just installed the Ebay shocks on our vert project. I figured I would give them a shot, if they were junk, I would just pitch them and keep the hood prop. Honestly they work great on the aluminum hood. About half way up, the shocks take over and it lifts by itself. I am very pleased with them.
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Do they feel like they would be too stiff for a fiberglass or CF hood? I'd hate to get them only to have them start cracking the hood!
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Considering it bolts to the outside of the metal hinge and they are much shorter than the FD versions, I think you will be alright. I was just checking the amount of pressure to drop the TII hood, and it is not extreme, once it gets about half way down it has almost no upward force on it. Hope that helps.
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