Hood strut... on the CHEAP!
#1
Hood strut... on the CHEAP!
Just finished this hood strut mini project. It took longer to find one that would work than to mount it up.
Total spent, 20 bucks!
Parts required:
Strong Arm 4364 Lift Support - AdvanceAuto, cheaper online though!
Strong L-bracket
2 self tapping hex head bolts (to mount the bracket)
This is the 90% finished product... still some paint, bracket trimming to do.
The installation is simple enough that there shouldn't be instructions required. Just know that there is some drilling required. Be sure to not punch through your hood!
Total spent, 20 bucks!
Parts required:
Strong Arm 4364 Lift Support - AdvanceAuto, cheaper online though!
Strong L-bracket
2 self tapping hex head bolts (to mount the bracket)
This is the 90% finished product... still some paint, bracket trimming to do.
The installation is simple enough that there shouldn't be instructions required. Just know that there is some drilling required. Be sure to not punch through your hood!
#3
yeah... but that strut BRAND NEW wasn't enough to hold my hood open with any confidence whatsoever. When I laid my finger on the hood, it started to come down. I used the 4524 first, but it wasn't enough. I didn't want to use 2, so I just went with a stronger one.
maybe the OEM Nissan one was better... but I didn't have to go scrounging through the yard either.
maybe the OEM Nissan one was better... but I didn't have to go scrounging through the yard either.
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#10
Cake or Death?
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It then gets installed into your freakishly beautiful engine bay to live a life of pampered ease and internet notoriety.
I am a bit envious.
It's totally workable on the NA alloy hood and will decapitate you when installed on a FD hood.
#11
Rotary Revolutionary
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No. It there is no significant weight difference between n/a and t2 aluminum hoods.
No. There is no need to search through a junk yard, because I have 2 of the struts sitting at my house collecting dust and I would have given you one, along with a mounting bracket.
Not sure where this maxima business came from, but the 3000gt strut works great.
No. There is no need to search through a junk yard, because I have 2 of the struts sitting at my house collecting dust and I would have given you one, along with a mounting bracket.
Not sure where this maxima business came from, but the 3000gt strut works great.
#20
the 4364 comes with ball mounts...
they expect you to buy 2, so only 1 in 2 packages come with them. go back and get the ball mounts.
I couldn't compress it with MY weight (210!) so yes, they are THAT stiff. they have to be, believe me. the other ones have no *****!
they expect you to buy 2, so only 1 in 2 packages come with them. go back and get the ball mounts.
I couldn't compress it with MY weight (210!) so yes, they are THAT stiff. they have to be, believe me. the other ones have no *****!
#23
Rotary Revolutionary
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It's not hard to compress when its connected to the hood, leverage is on your side, but it is a beast to compress w/o mechanical advantage.
On a metal hood the mounts will be fine. I did notice some minor flex in the firewall as it was compressing, a backing plate would probably fix that but I went to a vented hood before I ever got around to it and it didn't seem to affect operation anyway
These things will rape a fiberglass or carbon fiber hood (ask me how I know ) so don't even try.
On a metal hood the mounts will be fine. I did notice some minor flex in the firewall as it was compressing, a backing plate would probably fix that but I went to a vented hood before I ever got around to it and it didn't seem to affect operation anyway
These things will rape a fiberglass or carbon fiber hood (ask me how I know ) so don't even try.
#25
Rotary Revolutionary
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Wouldn't even do that. Fg/Cf hoods dont have an internal support structure so there is no way to mount a strut in a similar way. I have a set of struts on order from Rotary Extreme, as there is no safe and easy way to mount a cheap single strut to FG/CF hoods.
https://www.rx7club.com/group-buy-pr...b-open-931519/
https://www.rx7club.com/group-buy-pr...b-open-931519/