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11-16-2023, 06:13 PM | #1 |
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Gas struts for a 46 hood
I'm looking to put gas struts on my 46 hood. Has anyone done this and if so where did you mount them? A photo would help.
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11-16-2023, 09:49 PM | #2 |
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
What are "Gas struts"? That is a colloquialism I've never heard before.
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11-16-2023, 10:09 PM | #3 |
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
Lawson, at your age, you should recall that's what would happen to Harry S. while taking his constitutional after eating beans.
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11-16-2023, 11:27 PM | #4 |
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
I used these; easy to install; tho I did add an extra stiffener to the edge of the hood as shown in the second picture. May not have been needed; but the bolt hole seemed to close to the edge to me.
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
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11-17-2023, 01:24 PM | #6 |
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11-17-2023, 08:50 PM | #7 |
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
I used the speedway strut kit on my '48 Merc, I didn't have to brace the underside of the hood, but, I did put a brace on the bottom at the upper part of the inner fender and I had to use stronger struts as the originals wouldn't support the Merc hood.
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11-17-2023, 08:57 PM | #8 |
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
Why would you want to?? Fords design worked a long time.
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11-18-2023, 10:00 AM | #9 |
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
I use the board that came with the car. Was going to up grade put it’s got a great patina.
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11-18-2023, 10:34 AM | #10 |
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
Broomsticks are where it's at. 8^)
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11-18-2023, 12:14 PM | #11 |
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Re: Gas struts for a 46 hood
Hi I have no experience with that era Fords, but sure have on the trunk lid on a 40 convertible. It had gas struts conversion. I hated it. Maybe if you have access to different struts but I finally gave up and welded original brackets and put the original arms back on it. Its so many angles, and strength of struts mine would either not hold the lid up, or would stress the hinges and latch and certainly do not want to buckle your hood or trunk lid. My 2 cents . Steve
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