Hood Prop Options.
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Hood Prop Options.
Ok, this may be a totally ghey thought but I saw on a friends miata he used some sort of a gas shock to keep the hood open. No hood rod needed...
Is there anything like that for the FD?
I don't have a pic but to give you an idea of what it looked like. Think of how our rear hatch stays open with those gas shocks...kinda like that.
Is there anything like that for the FD?
I don't have a pic but to give you an idea of what it looked like. Think of how our rear hatch stays open with those gas shocks...kinda like that.
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Take a look at a 2003 Hyundai Tiburon. It has two gas struts to keep the hood up and it looks like it's thin enough to work for our cars.
My M2 Large causes me to remove the hood prop so I'm thinking of doing this in the next few months. If I ever get it done, I'll post a picture. In the mean time, why don't you guys try it out?
My M2 Large causes me to remove the hood prop so I'm thinking of doing this in the next few months. If I ever get it done, I'll post a picture. In the mean time, why don't you guys try it out?
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it would be a great thing if successfully done.
Obviously, those struts are under the most pressure when the hood is closed and I can imagine that some of them would be strong enough to try to bend the hood while it is closed. Keep that in mind.
Obviously, those struts are under the most pressure when the hood is closed and I can imagine that some of them would be strong enough to try to bend the hood while it is closed. Keep that in mind.
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Originally posted by daem0n
Has anybody mounted their hood backwards so it opens like a 1st gen's hood? I think that'd look awesome
Has anybody mounted their hood backwards so it opens like a 1st gen's hood? I think that'd look awesome
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I've seen some hood inverter kits, but they look cheaply made for rice cars...I'd really like to do it...I think it would look great when you want to open the hood.
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It could be done fairly easily, but would require experimenting to get the right amount of lift, the right reach, custom made brackets, yadda yadda, not to mention adding weight ,complexity and yet another failure prone part(s). I think it would take two gas springs to make it happen so that you wouldn't tweak the hood.
It would be pretty cool though to pop the hood, rear hatch, gas tank filler door and sunroof (on a touring of course) and have them open all open simultaneously when you pull in for gas....
I smell an awesome ghetto project.
Here's a few places to look:
http://www.sachsna.com/
http://www.guden.com/
http://www.suspa-inc.com/index.htm
http://www.novibration.com/studmounts.htm
http://www.jwwinco.com/products/stan...-ni/index.html
http://www.austinhardware.com/defaul...1PHUU8PKBJFFME
Let me know when you get it all figured out.
It would be pretty cool though to pop the hood, rear hatch, gas tank filler door and sunroof (on a touring of course) and have them open all open simultaneously when you pull in for gas....
I smell an awesome ghetto project.
Here's a few places to look:
http://www.sachsna.com/
http://www.guden.com/
http://www.suspa-inc.com/index.htm
http://www.novibration.com/studmounts.htm
http://www.jwwinco.com/products/stan...-ni/index.html
http://www.austinhardware.com/defaul...1PHUU8PKBJFFME
Let me know when you get it all figured out.
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Originally posted by djantlive
corvette hoods open forward. my buick hood opens forward. i don't think it's that big of a deal.
corvette hoods open forward. my buick hood opens forward. i don't think it's that big of a deal.
that's the sound people make when they is buuuuuuuik
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