fiberglass hood strut ques
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Re: fiberglass hood strut ques
FWIW, I'm using the original spec struts for my GlasTek hood.
No issues to report.
No issues to report.
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Re: fiberglass hood strut ques
Probably comes down to how thick the fiberglass is overall as well as how much fiberglass is in the area of the hood hinge. I have a Harwood hood that is thin and doesn't use much fiberglass, I wouldn't expect it to hold up to the use of a hinge prop. I had a mustang that had a Cervinis hood and that was a stout hood, no doubt it could have held up to hinge props. You can order a set of hood props in any configuration and strength if you believe that your hood will hold up to the pressure. Finding out the strength of the hood prop is just a bit of physics. I went over all the physics of it and where you can buy them from in my build thread when I had to order a set of semi-custom lift supports for my trunk lid after I removed the stock spoiler and installed the High rise Z-28 spoiler. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...ml#post6114669
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Re: fiberglass hood strut ques
I just use a set of wore out stockers on my Harwood. no issues.
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