Gas hood support?
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Gas hood support?
Alright, I had this idea today...
How hard would it be to install gas-charged struts to support the hood (similar to the way the hatch works)? I came upon this idea, cause a friend has these on his 94 thunderbird. Sometimes, the FD hood has a small tendancy to get a little warm, and it can be a pita to lift the prop on the hood after its been running for a while. Right now, I sometimes have to use gloves or a rag to grab ahold of the hood and support.
Has anyone actually done this? I dunno, just kind of a silly idea I had, I guess. What do you guys think about it?
Rob
How hard would it be to install gas-charged struts to support the hood (similar to the way the hatch works)? I came upon this idea, cause a friend has these on his 94 thunderbird. Sometimes, the FD hood has a small tendancy to get a little warm, and it can be a pita to lift the prop on the hood after its been running for a while. Right now, I sometimes have to use gloves or a rag to grab ahold of the hood and support.
Has anyone actually done this? I dunno, just kind of a silly idea I had, I guess. What do you guys think about it?
Rob
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I have thought about this also, but for my honda, just for something different (and to help with my lazyness) Autozone sells the little gas shock things. Just buy do some measuring, and im sure you could custom make one. I know it would work on the honda, as it has a little half inch rim going almost all the way down both sides, and when its closed, has enough space to hold a gas shock between the rim and closed hood.
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Re: Gas hood support?
Originally posted by saxyman990
Alright, I had this idea today...
How hard would it be to install gas-charged struts to support the hood (similar to the way the hatch works)? I came upon this idea, cause a friend has these on his 94 thunderbird. Sometimes, the FD hood has a small tendancy to get a little warm, and it can be a pita to lift the prop on the hood after its been running for a while. Right now, I sometimes have to use gloves or a rag to grab ahold of the hood and support.
Has anyone actually done this? I dunno, just kind of a silly idea I had, I guess. What do you guys think about it?
Rob
Alright, I had this idea today...
How hard would it be to install gas-charged struts to support the hood (similar to the way the hatch works)? I came upon this idea, cause a friend has these on his 94 thunderbird. Sometimes, the FD hood has a small tendancy to get a little warm, and it can be a pita to lift the prop on the hood after its been running for a while. Right now, I sometimes have to use gloves or a rag to grab ahold of the hood and support.
Has anyone actually done this? I dunno, just kind of a silly idea I had, I guess. What do you guys think about it?
Rob
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