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Jan 23, 2008 | 03:36 PM

Recon12thman

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Hood bars

is there a conversion for the hood stay to be changed to a hydraulic push rod and i think ive seen there is a way for the whole front end to be raised like the hood?

Jan 23, 2008 | 04:51 PM

rihwoods

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Here is one I took pic of in 1982 at a Corvette car show in Mexico...

Do a search on C3 Corvette "tilt front" ends..

Rich

Jan 23, 2008 | 05:33 PM

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I installed hydraulic hood supports in my 1977. Mine involved a lot of fabrication since I made my own brackets for both the base and the straps and brackets that hold the top portion of the strut.

Jan 23, 2008 | 05:38 PM

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If you tilted the whole front end forward, wouldn't the nose hit the ground?

Jan 23, 2008 | 06:17 PM

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If you tilted the whole front end forward, wouldn't the nose hit the ground?

Good idea not to go that far.....

Jan 23, 2008 | 08:43 PM

Recon12thman

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I installed hydraulic hood supports in my 1977. Mine involved a lot of fabrication since I made my own brackets for both the base and the straps and brackets that hold the top portion of the strut.

hey DB whered you get those hydraulic struts

Jan 23, 2008 | 09:09 PM

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a very professional drawing....i think this would be cool....an acuator at each corner to lift the hood vertically and level up off the car would be cool at shows and if you go high enough easy enough to work under...or make it detachable.

Jan 24, 2008 | 08:34 AM

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hey DB whered you get those hydraulic struts

They are stock F-body hatch supports. I don't recall the measurement of them, but they sell replacements at Autozone and Oreilly if you don't get used ones like I got.