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05-19-2016, 03:23 PM
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60-61 hood springs
Anybody re-pop a good hood spring? my stock ones on my 61 wouldn't hold up my hood and the new ones won't either. bought them probably 3yrs ago.
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05-19-2016, 03:37 PM
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Re: 60-61 hood springs
Did you put a blanket on the hood?
I had to cut one coil off and heat and re-bend a hook when I did that.
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05-26-2016, 12:50 PM
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Re: 60-61 hood springs
Got some new hood springs from brothers, and they are much stronger than my stock ones, and the other after-market ones. I just have the j hook you can by for installing the springs. Gonna need another set of arms, as the new springs are that much stiffer.
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06-09-2016, 07:13 PM
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Re: 60-61 hood springs
For anybody that's interested, the new springs from Brothers hold my hood up all the way. For how long your guess is as good as mine.
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06-10-2016, 12:15 AM
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Re: 60-61 hood springs
Is there a place on the J hook where you could hook a ratchet strap to, and the other end of the strap to a solid object?
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06-10-2016, 01:27 PM
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Re: 60-61 hood springs
Capt--the problem was i didn't have the hood all the way up. put a strap on the hood to a rafter and pulled it as far as it would go. Springs went right on. Was just that 1/2" made the difference. they are stronger for sure as i could remove the old and put them back on but not the new ones.
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