anyone try this??
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anyone try this??
i was thinking about putting a hydrolic lift on the hood kinda like the rear hatch. i was looking at my moms jetta and it seems pretty basic. anyone try this?
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Yea I dont know if its worth the trouble! Sure its cool but I honestly wouldn't trust a hydrolic lift to hold the hood while im working under it. But then again I am completely ******* paranoid when it comes to safety lol!
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My HB Cosmo had torsion bars on the hood. It took almost no effort to lift and required no prop to hold it up. I miss that...
I think gas struts are a pretty good idea. The trick would be making sure it fit with the hood down, but I don't think it'd be too difficult.
Bending the hood? Ah, no...
I think gas struts are a pretty good idea. The trick would be making sure it fit with the hood down, but I don't think it'd be too difficult.
Bending the hood? Ah, no...
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Well I guess you could always leave the manual stand there for safety measures ? I mean the hydrolic bars would go on the sides right ? Seems like maybe you can keep the manual one there and use it for working under the hood for long periods of time ? Dunno...
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I wonder if you could pull of the system from a camaro like my friends 91 and make it work.
I woudl assume you would have to fab the mounts and maybe trim it to fit under the hood but damn would that be nice to have.
Instead of juggling the prop and hood while quickly checking some thing real quick.
I woudl assume you would have to fab the mounts and maybe trim it to fit under the hood but damn would that be nice to have.
Instead of juggling the prop and hood while quickly checking some thing real quick.
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Originally posted by Gibenstein
Well I guess you could always leave the manual stand there for safety measures ?
Well I guess you could always leave the manual stand there for safety measures ?
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im think of going to the VW dealer and getting one just like my moms. that **** flies up, and putting it together looks pretty basic. i'll try it once i got my engine in.