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enRo
05-13-2009, 08:17 PM
Dunno if LT1 & LS1 hood struts are the same, but I need a set of used, weak hood struts. And I'm willing to trade my fairly new and powerful ones for a used weak set. Reasons... current struts are too powerful to close my 20 pound fiberglass sunoco hood :lol: ... The weaker, the better. Name a price if your willing to just sell.
sweetbmxrider
05-13-2009, 08:24 PM
don't they usually just use one?
NJ346
05-13-2009, 08:51 PM
Dunno if LT1 & LS1 hood struts are the same, but I need a set of used, weak hood struts. And I'm willing to trade my fairly new and powerful ones for a used weak set. Reasons... current struts are too powerful to close my 20 pound fiberglass sunoco hood :lol: ... The weaker, the better. Name a price if your willing to just sell.

could just drill a hole in them to just act as quides. Even with the weakest struts, I wasn't willing to take the chance with my fiberglass hood cracking the paint down the road due to bending.
enRo
05-13-2009, 08:56 PM
Yea after more and more research, struts do tend to cause stress on fiberglass hoods, especially VFN hoods which is what I have. Ill pop those suckers off tomorrow and use a hood prop until I find a set designed for fiberglass hoods.

I tried the one strut trick, and it bends the hell out of the hood.
jraney
05-14-2009, 12:48 AM
My hood struts gave out, plus they don't get the hood up high enough to work reasonably comfortable. I left them off and designed a pair that hold the hood up vertically. I now have a ton of clearance when working on car. The only down side is I have to carry them in the back of the car until I need them. I will take some picks and post them here if you like. I should see if the metal guy that built them can make more.
Jared1970Chevelle
05-14-2009, 01:53 AM
the ones on my iroc are starting to go.... they would probably work for ya... if there the same
sweetbmxrider
05-14-2009, 07:22 AM
Yea after more and more research, struts do tend to cause stress on fiberglass hoods, especially VFN hoods which is what I have. Ill pop those suckers off tomorrow and use a hood prop until I find a set designed for fiberglass hoods.

I tried the one strut trick, and it bends the hell out of the hood.

ahh my bad