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05-06-2008, 02:09 AM
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What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
I have been pondering the idea of putting some of those gas lift shocks on my hood. Taking the springs out... I know its not bad on my '69 but oh man on my '76 that hood was nearly buckled in two. And that stinkin hood was the dickens to close! Has anyone done this or have any ideas on it...???
  
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05-06-2008, 02:14 AM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
 Like these things, like on the new vehicles.
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05-06-2008, 02:45 AM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
that might be a good idea.
Keep the hinges, remove the springs and add the lifters???
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05-06-2008, 02:50 AM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
I think they just need to be PB Blasted or lubbed up just like the door hinges need every now & then.
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05-06-2008, 09:56 AM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
Spray the living dickens out of every pivot point on the hinges with good ol' fashioned WD-40.
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05-06-2008, 10:00 AM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
"living dickens"...... is that 1 or 2 cans of dub-D, might be safer if you give ounces?
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05-06-2008, 10:11 AM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
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A lot; as in 'hurts like the dickens'. Origin Nothing to do with Charles Dickens. Dickens is a euphemism for the word devil, possibly via devilkins. Shakespeare used it in 'the Merry Wives of Windsor: 'I cannot tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of.'
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05-06-2008, 08:43 PM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
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I'll rephrase for the kids. Soak the heck out of all the pivot points with WD-40.
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'69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck Last edited by El Jay; 05-07-2008 at 02:43 AM. Reason: spelling |
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05-07-2008, 12:09 AM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
Oh no they work fine. Its just I was wondering if that would be better?
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05-07-2008, 02:47 AM
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Re: What about those Gas Lift shocks on a hood?
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I went back and reread your original post and caught my error. I was the hood on a '76 that was nearly buckled. More than once I've seen them do that because of crud in the hinges & that's why I chimed in. I have no idea if the gas lift things would work, or not.
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'69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck Last edited by El Jay; 05-07-2008 at 02:49 AM. Reason: addendum |
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