 My '70 -6 conversion is strutified. |
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| eyesright |
 Sep 17 2017, 07:50 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 8-January 12 From: OK Member No.: 13,979 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
The coil springs and torsion bars to lift the hood, trunk and engine bay lid were an inexpensive and bulletproof solution on the part of Porsche. VW too back in the day. Gas struts are the solution of the '80's and on though my Toyota MR-2 had hood props front and rear and both current Hondas have hood props on front and gas struts fro the trunk.
So anyway I'm sure the Porsche factory had specific tools that made the spring installation a quick and painless procedure. With a little practice, makeshift tools make the job workable on our 50 years later restorations. Nevertheless, I decided that my '70 -6 conversion project would get struts and I installed the engine lid yesterday. Here's my show and tell.   |
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| eyesright |
Sep 17 2017, 07:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 8-January 12 From: OK Member No.: 13,979 Region Association: Southwest Region |
 Overall I'm pleased with the results. The action is different and they don't squeak. They are easy to replace when and if necessary. |
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| raynekat |
Sep 17 2017, 01:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,154 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Those really look slick. We'll done.
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| GeorgeRud |
Sep 17 2017, 03:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I think they work much better in the 914applications than they do in the 911 front trunk!
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| gereed75 |
Sep 17 2017, 03:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,240 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 15,674 Region Association: North East States
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Nice looking car!
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| wndsnd |
Sep 17 2017, 05:39 PM
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You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat.... Group: Members Posts: 2,861 Joined: 12-February 12 From: North Shore, MA Member No.: 14,124 Region Association: North East States  |
Love the car.
Looks like someone is walking on your fuel tank... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| maf914 |
Sep 18 2017, 08:21 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None
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Nice work!
Did you make the pieces yourself? Or did you purchase kits, and if so, where did you find them? Thanks. |
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| live free & drive |
Sep 18 2017, 08:38 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 154 Joined: 29-June 16 From: New Hampshire Member No.: 20,159 Region Association: None
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Looks Great, did you happen to measure the weight of the installed components before install and then the weight of the components removed? Wondering of there is any weight removed by going to gas springs.
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| wysri9 |
Sep 21 2017, 07:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 23-August 13 From: Aberdeen, Scotland Member No.: 16,291 Region Association: England
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Also interested in where the engine lid kit came from - I want one too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| eyesright |
Sep 23 2017, 04:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 8-January 12 From: OK Member No.: 13,979 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(wysri9 @ Sep 21 2017, 05:12 AM)  Also interested in where the engine lid kit came from - I want one too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) The front and rear trunk struts are kits from Camp914, $50 each. To me that was cheap compared to the shot in the dark at the FLAPS wondering what would work and what wouldn't. They did their homework and all I had to do was install. You'll notice that I reinforced the body attachment on the front struts. Also the struts give a much different feel especially on the front. But the front drops down and latches nicely with a thunk on its own. The engine bay strut was bought from Amazon as suggested in a post several months ago. He hooked the strut to the hinge but you can see I drilled and attached to the firewall. I probably would mount it In front of the R carb or even farther over to the side next time but this works just fine. Betcha Camp 914 could engineer a kit to match the F and R trunk kits and sell as a complete set.... I tried all the tricks on the rear trunk when I did my '72 sometime ago and finally got the torsion rods in place. But it wasn't fun, the paint got scratched, and I decided to try struts next time. |
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