Hood support Video
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Melting Slicks
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From: Oxford CT
Hood support Video
I already posted on this, but figured I would share a video..
This is a video of the old supports.
The new ones I dont even know if a vice would compress them, I put all my weight on them and pushed into the ground... Nothing
This is a video of the old supports.
The new ones I dont even know if a vice would compress them, I put all my weight on them and pushed into the ground... Nothing
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Wow, I wonder if my current ones are as worn out as yours ... could explain why the hood is so hard to lift 
Gary
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Having the charged strut from a newer vette is the cats ***. Maybe if I got the new little guys, I could just pull the lever and my hood would fly open. No, that's no fun, I like to pull the lever with my right hand while the left lifts the hood out of the latch. 
Maybe I should adjust that part first, then buy them little buggers.
Maybe I should adjust that part first, then buy them little buggers.
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Racer
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The two small ones actually totally support my hood. Since they are new, however this will surely change. Also, I wouldn't want to trust them to support that huge hood in a wind. I think some kind of safety prop or latch would be a necessity. My '86 has the right hand scissors hood prop and I'm glad it does.
Dave T.
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Burning Brakes
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I used a C-Clamp to compress mine and hold them in while I installed them. Worked like a champ. I purchased them from NAPA Auto parts. They weren't very expensive and do help some. My car didn't come with them from the factory, but I thought that I would try them.
Melting Slicks
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i just pulled mine off to test this, and they do offer some resistance to compress them, but there is no real difference with having them on, and having them off when lifting the hood on my 84
