Fiberglass hood & trunk, Install options? |
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Fiberglass hood & trunk, Install options? |
retrotech |
Oct 15 2004, 01:15 PM
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retrotech Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-November 03 From: Mosier, Oregon Member No.: 1,302 |
I have read about 2 pins, 4 pins used for mounting hood.
Are there any other ideas? Does anyone remove tension/springs, and use existing hinges? Retro |
lapuwali |
Oct 15 2004, 02:29 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
In my experience, front springs on even the lightest setting are still too much for an FG hood. I can't comment on the rear, as my old 914 didn't have rear trunk springs. For a street car, I'd use a hood prop attached to the stock hinge in both cases (rather like the prototype). I'd probably not do the front simply because of the extra hassle during fill-up. You're not saving that much weight, really. 10-15lbs, tops.
For a racer, I'd probably remove the stock hardware completely and go with four pins. |
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