FC Hood Strut/Damper setup?
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From: Jamesport, NY..."Movin' on up, to the east side!"
FC Hood Strut/Damper setup?
I have only seen these aftermarket kits for the FD. I'm sure someone has made a setup for their FC though.
If so, what parts (specifically) have you used?
Can a FD kit be modified to work on an aluminum FC hood?
If so, what parts (specifically) have you used?
Can a FD kit be modified to work on an aluminum FC hood?
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From: Jamesport, NY..."Movin' on up, to the east side!"
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In order to make the FD set work, I need to drill additional mounting holes in my fender flanges and alter the mounting brackets. That, and I'm still not 100% on the hood clearance.
Anyone have info on these for the FC??????
In order to make the FD set work, I need to drill additional mounting holes in my fender flanges and alter the mounting brackets. That, and I'm still not 100% on the hood clearance.
Anyone have info on these for the FC??????
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A buddy of mine took a hood strut from a BMW and mounted it to his hood and firewall. It worked about as good as an infant attempting to open the hood.
To do it right you will need 2 struts and they'll have to have some decent length to them. Other than that, there isn't much to imagine here. It's a pretty straight forward mod.
To do it right you will need 2 struts and they'll have to have some decent length to them. Other than that, there isn't much to imagine here. It's a pretty straight forward mod.
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Originally Posted by lov-2-rev
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In order to make the FD set work, I need to drill additional mounting holes in my fender flanges and alter the mounting brackets. That, and I'm still not 100% on the hood clearance.
Anyone have info on these for the FC??????
In order to make the FD set work, I need to drill additional mounting holes in my fender flanges and alter the mounting brackets. That, and I'm still not 100% on the hood clearance.
Anyone have info on these for the FC??????
Aaron Cake does not sleep... He waits...
Originally Posted by micaheli
FYI, don't bump in the tech sections... Aaron Cake has killed men for less.
Aaron Cake does not sleep... He waits...
Aaron Cake does not sleep... He waits...
Originally Posted by lax-rotor
I'd believe it. He's 10x worse than Chuck Norris. Honestly I'm starting to think I'd do this. I'd imagine it wouldn't be that hard to do. Perhaps changing the mounting section of the stock Strut. If we did the calculations we could even find out the minimum amount of force we'd need to use. Sounds like an interesting statics problem.
someone should seriously try this. if i had a shitty hood i would have done so already
Originally Posted by 87 t-66
physics problem*
someone should seriously try this. if i had a shitty hood i would have done so already
someone should seriously try this. if i had a shitty hood i would have done so already
But for the simple things first we'd need to assume somethings. That the center of gravity is the geometric center of the hood, so lets say a 17lb aluminum hood (I don't have the numbers in front of me) all that would be necassery after that is to know where it would be anchored on the firewall, or the fender, and where it would be anchored on the hood. from there we could determine the force we'd need to hold it up.
If some one gets me the numbers I'll do a sample calculation.
Originally Posted by lax-rotor
Nah, deffinatly statics....
If some one gets me the numbers I'll do a sample calculation.
If some one gets me the numbers I'll do a sample calculation.
Your talking about forces such as gravity, force, mass, geometric center...and you dont think this is geometry and physiscs? Statistics would discuss sample size, error percent, population size, mean, median, etc... I mean..were not interested in sampling 100 hoods to determine the extrapolation percentage to the whole population of hoods in the Rx-7 community! Were interested in how ONE hood will behave! Oh man...
Kids...stay in school!
-a
He said Statics not Statistics...
Redline Tuning makes hood strut quicklifts for lots of cars. They do not make one for the FC but if you call them up you can take your car to them and they will make a set for you for free! They will then sell the kits for that car on their site. They are located in South East, Michigan. Is there anyone local to them that would like to donate their car for a day or 2 for some free hood struts?
Redline Tuning makes hood strut quicklifts for lots of cars. They do not make one for the FC but if you call them up you can take your car to them and they will make a set for you for free! They will then sell the kits for that car on their site. They are located in South East, Michigan. Is there anyone local to them that would like to donate their car for a day or 2 for some free hood struts?
Originally Posted by sunshine
Are you being serious right now?
Your talking about forces such as gravity, force, mass, geometric center...and you dont think this is geometry and physiscs? Statistics would discuss sample size, error percent, population size, mean, median, etc... I mean..were not interested in sampling 100 hoods to determine the extrapolation percentage to the whole population of hoods in the Rx-7 community! Were interested in how ONE hood will behave! Oh man...
Kids...stay in school!
-a
Your talking about forces such as gravity, force, mass, geometric center...and you dont think this is geometry and physiscs? Statistics would discuss sample size, error percent, population size, mean, median, etc... I mean..were not interested in sampling 100 hoods to determine the extrapolation percentage to the whole population of hoods in the Rx-7 community! Were interested in how ONE hood will behave! Oh man...
Kids...stay in school!
-a
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–noun 1. (used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts or data, and that, by use of mathematical theories of probability, imposes order and regularity on aggregates of more or less disparate elements.
2. (used with a plural verb) the numerical facts or data themselves.
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n.
A numerical datum.
A numerical value, such as standard deviation or mean, that characterizes the sample or population from which it was derived.
One viewed as a nameless item of statistical information: got laid off and became another statistic in the slumping economy.
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n.
(used with a sing. verb) The mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data, especially the analysis of population characteristics by inference from sampling.
(used with a pl. verb) Numerical data
statistics
1770, "science dealing with data about the condition of a state or community," from Ger. Statistik, popularized and perhaps coined by Ger. political scientist Gottfried Aschenwall (1719-72) in his "Vorbereitung zur Staatswissenschaft" (1748), from Mod.L. statisticum (collegium) "(lecture course on) state affairs," from It. statista "one skilled in statecraft," from L. status (see state (n.1)). Meaning "numerical data collected and classified" is from 1829. Abbreviated form stats first recorded 1961. Statistician is from 1825.
Kids...stay in school!
lax-rotor - my appologies.
I read that way too fast! I'm having a bad day at work, and been staring at huge spreadsheets for too long. All the letters and numbers are blending together. I've come to expect dumb coments on this forum...so when I thought I saw "statistics" on the screen...my brain just filled in the blanks.
So, again...my bad. Sorry for taking my bad day out on ya!
-a
I read that way too fast! I'm having a bad day at work, and been staring at huge spreadsheets for too long. All the letters and numbers are blending together. I've come to expect dumb coments on this forum...so when I thought I saw "statistics" on the screen...my brain just filled in the blanks.
So, again...my bad. Sorry for taking my bad day out on ya!
-a
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Originally Posted by lax-rotor
I'd believe it. He's 10x worse than Chuck Norris. Honestly I'm starting to think I'd do this. I'd imagine it wouldn't be that hard to do. Perhaps changing the mounting section of the stock Strut. If we did the calculations we could even find out the minimum amount of force we'd need to use. Sounds like an interesting statics problem.
Aaron Cake got laid before his father did.
