For those with SS hoods and no spring......
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For those with SS hoods and no spring......
I have an SS hood and got tired of the spring not being mounted. Since I am not good with 'glass, I came up with the following:
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Makes it much easier to close the hood, and it pops every time I hit the hood release.
I had just washed the engine bay, so it is still wet. This is what it looks like on the car:
I had just washed the engine bay, so it is still wet. This is what it looks like on the car:
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That looks really tall and obvious, I think it would be more attractive if it was shorter; painted body color maybe. Good idea though, just could use some tweaking.
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Originally posted by jovial86
That looks really tall and obvious, I think it would be more attractive if it was shorter; painted body color maybe. Good idea though, just could use some tweaking.
That looks really tall and obvious, I think it would be more attractive if it was shorter; painted body color maybe. Good idea though, just could use some tweaking.
If you paint it, the paint would just crack and peel off. I dont know of any paint that would take that sort of flexing without cracking. Anodizing, maybe. Paint, nope.
Good point, though.
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Originally posted by 2out_The_Left
nice install. of the topic a bit but...whats the MSD mounted on?
nice install. of the topic a bit but...whats the MSD mounted on?
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Originally posted by 88txiroc
Well, if it were shorter, it would not pop the hood.
If you paint it, the paint would just crack and peel off. I dont know of any paint that would take that sort of flexing without cracking. Anodizing, maybe. Paint, nope.
Good point, though.
Well, if it were shorter, it would not pop the hood.
If you paint it, the paint would just crack and peel off. I dont know of any paint that would take that sort of flexing without cracking. Anodizing, maybe. Paint, nope.
Good point, though.
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Not at all. In fact, it is easier to close now that I dont have to worry about the spring flying out when I do close the hood.
My wife was getting annoyed with me asking her to help open the hood every day. I figured this would work and it does! The hood pops just like factory every time I pull the hood release.
My wife was getting annoyed with me asking her to help open the hood every day. I figured this would work and it does! The hood pops just like factory every time I pull the hood release.
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It's about time you fixed that thing! You've had that hood on for almost a year now.
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couldn't you mount it to the underside of the hood, like the original hood? i had a big block hood on my previous car, and it came with a place to put it.
on the underside of the hood, right where a stock spring would be, was 2 screw holes. there was a piece of thin metal that came in the box, maybe 1in.x3in. that had screw holes on either end. i stuck the thin piece of metal through the bottom coil of the spring, and bolted it to the hood. worked like a charm.
you got it from ASCD, right? i'd assume it'd come with the same things a BB hood would come with
on the underside of the hood, right where a stock spring would be, was 2 screw holes. there was a piece of thin metal that came in the box, maybe 1in.x3in. that had screw holes on either end. i stuck the thin piece of metal through the bottom coil of the spring, and bolted it to the hood. worked like a charm.
you got it from ASCD, right? i'd assume it'd come with the same things a BB hood would come with
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That looks really tall and obvious, I think it would be more attractive if it was shorter; painted body color maybe. Good idea though, just could use some tweaking.
That looks really tall and obvious, I think it would be more attractive if it was shorter; painted body color maybe. Good idea though, just could use some tweaking.
I take it you don't have an SS hood..........otherwise you'd love this thing.....
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you got it from ASCD, right? i'd assume it'd come with the same things a BB hood would come with
you got it from ASCD, right? i'd assume it'd come with the same things a BB hood would come with
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odd..........i used the cheap little bar that came with the hood and my original stock spring and it works fine. painted my spring flat black 3 years ago with a spray can so it would look better and it hasn't flaked either......
odd.....
sorry i don't have better pics but the poor indoor lighting and having to crop it didn't help. you can get the idea though.....those with the ss hood you didn't get this cheap little piece of metal? i have gotten slight wear on the part of the spring that touches when closing but it takes many times. very easy to remove and i've only had to paint it once since i first painted the spring.
anyway it works for me.
odd.....
sorry i don't have better pics but the poor indoor lighting and having to crop it didn't help. you can get the idea though.....those with the ss hood you didn't get this cheap little piece of metal? i have gotten slight wear on the part of the spring that touches when closing but it takes many times. very easy to remove and i've only had to paint it once since i first painted the spring.
anyway it works for me.
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