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XXL · 05-05-2003, 01:19 PM

Did anyone get a closer look at this hood strut setup? Is it just the stock hood hinges with a gas strut instead of springs? Where did the other end of the strut mount?

Thanks,

Kenneth

lngbed71 · 05-05-2003, 01:56 PM

Looks as if he removed the springs and added the prop rod on one end of the hinge and the other on the inside fender edge, clever engineering, I like the idea of no springs.

Low69CST · 05-05-2003, 02:00 PM

Wouldn't that take 2 people to open the hood? Or are my arms just that short? If he used shocks I would think they wouldn't last long as all, Thats one thing I hate about Camaros, shocks always go out

**1971Stepside** · 05-05-2003, 02:01 PM

I don't know, but I love that truck!! Man, the bags look sweet on that step!

lngbed71 · 05-05-2003, 02:08 PM

I can't tell but it looks like it is just a straight rod, no shock. I guess if it were a gas strut it would open easy.

brad2 · 05-05-2003, 05:30 PM

I saw that and assumed it was a strut. Sorry for the tiny pic but here is another example.

**Palf70Step** · 05-05-2003, 07:41 PM

XXL....If my memory serves me right, the lower side was just bolted to the outer fender. I could see behind it, but it looked like he had a hole with a bolt on the inner side (similar to the washer bottle bolts) .

dinnut · 05-05-2003, 08:17 PM

do you have the pic of the red truck unedited?

73stepside · 05-05-2003, 08:46 PM

the pic brad2 posted looks very similar to the thirdgen camaro/firebird hood hinge. the placement of the strut is in a different spot but operates the same. i don't think i wold do that. those stuts suck and they are a pain to change sometimes. if you have one that hangs up, then it ruins the both and have to be replaced. looks cool, but is a pain to deal with sometimes.

XXL · 05-05-2003, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Palf70Step
XXL....If my memory serves me right, the lower side was just bolted to the outer fender. I could see behind it, but it looked like he had a hole with a bolt on the inner side (similar to the washer bottle bolts) .

Thanks. Seems like a reasonable way to mount it. I may have to play around with that idea a bit. (As if I didn't already have too many projects going on at once

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Quote:

Originally posted by dinnut
do you have the pic of the red truck unedited?

The original was in one of the Pigeon Forge pics threads. I just snagged it from there and did the mod to it.

Kenneth

wnc mountain · 05-05-2003, 09:53 PM

I took a pic of that truck. I blew up the strut on the oposite side and it looks like a shock. I did not save the pic I had blown up but here is the full size pic.

05-05-2003, 01:19 PM	#1
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Hood struts in Pigeon Forge pic Did anyone get a closer look at this hood strut setup? Is it just the stock hood hinges with a gas strut instead of springs? Where did the other end of the strut mount? Thanks, Kenneth Attached Images __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

05-05-2003, 01:56 PM	#2
lngbed71 Nothing fits but the oil Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gaston, Indiana Posts: 424	Looks as if he removed the springs and added the prop rod on one end of the hinge and the other on the inside fender edge, clever engineering, I like the idea of no springs. __________________ Land of the free Because of the brave

05-05-2003, 02:00 PM	#3
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	Wouldn't that take 2 people to open the hood? Or are my arms just that short? If he used shocks I would think they wouldn't last long as all, Thats one thing I hate about Camaros, shocks always go out __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

05-05-2003, 02:01 PM	#4
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	I don't know, but I love that truck!! Man, the bags look sweet on that step! __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

05-05-2003, 02:08 PM	#5
lngbed71 Nothing fits but the oil Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gaston, Indiana Posts: 424	I can't tell but it looks like it is just a straight rod, no shock. I guess if it were a gas strut it would open easy. __________________ Land of the free Because of the brave

05-05-2003, 05:30 PM	#6
brad2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: edmond, ok Posts: 1,056	I saw that and assumed it was a strut. Sorry for the tiny pic but here is another example. Attached Images __________________ 74 swb 71 2wd Jimmy 82 2wd Blazer

05-05-2003, 07:41 PM	#7
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,216	XXL....If my memory serves me right, the lower side was just bolted to the outer fender. I could see behind it, but it looked like he had a hole with a bolt on the inner side (similar to the washer bottle bolts) . __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

05-05-2003, 08:17 PM	#8
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	do you have the pic of the red truck unedited? __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

05-05-2003, 08:46 PM	#9
73stepside Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moore OK 73160 Posts: 974	the pic brad2 posted looks very similar to the thirdgen camaro/firebird hood hinge. the placement of the strut is in a different spot but operates the same. i don't think i wold do that. those stuts suck and they are a pain to change sometimes. if you have one that hangs up, then it ruins the both and have to be replaced. looks cool, but is a pain to deal with sometimes. __________________ 04 GMC Sierra RCSS 70 CST LWB 04 HD Sportster 1200 Custom

05-05-2003, 09:53 PM	#11
wnc mountain More hobbies than money! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, nc, usa Posts: 655	I took a pic of that truck. I blew up the strut on the oposite side and it looks like a shock. I did not save the pic I had blown up but here is the full size pic. Attached Images __________________ '70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project



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