Strongest capacity hood struts?

[jaudette3]

They're fine for steel hoods due to the strength of carbon fiber.

[John912]

"rates 430 on the Newton Meter" Sounds heavy duty to me. I'd like to know if the force acting on the pivot is pushing up the hood, or is the shock pressure distorting the arm, or both. I'm getting and will install Porsche OEM replacements to see if that solves the issue. Maybe the shocks have gotten more powerful over the years.....

Update: I replaced each hinge with OEM replacements from Porsche -- problem solved, now the hood does not stand taller that cowl with shocks installed. Someone thought that today's shocks are longer and could be bottoming out, but that's not the case. I guess wear in the hinge pivots and fatigued arms are the cause.

[blucille]

Wow. Awesome.

[dummkopf]

Carbon Fiber Hood Props are presently featured at the AC SHOP as a 4D Daily Deep Discount Deal:

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John

Hi John,

Not to be an arse or anything, but... This is one of the more expensive ones. Mine came with an old boat cover. It has a thumb knob to set the height. The only thing is it is conductive. Not sure about this one, but it is surly light enough at 1.68 pounds. I bet mind will rival that!

23 1/8" collapsed, 50 5/8" extended.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...7B8TRIYM&psc=1

[dummkopf]

Update: I replaced each hinge with OEM replacements from Porsche -- problem solved, now the hood does not stand taller that cowl with shocks installed. Someone thought that today's shocks are longer and could be bottoming out, but that's not the case. I guess wear in the hinge pivots and fatigued arms are the cause.

Thank you for the info! So how much does a hood weigh? Say with the correct amount of paint? I need to go ahead and pull mine off and strip it. I know it has some filler on the leading edge and several coats of paint.

So you sources new hinges? Or had the old ones refurbished?

[Chris Pomares]

As mentioned earlier, I use the Rennline one's that work like the 356 hood struts, and love them. My hood is steel and they have no issues holding the hood up. If the hood is up, I'm near the car and it's hands off to the people checking out the car. I've had them for a few years.

[71gold]

Paul
Checked out the hood strut mentioned …certainly no offense but its butt ugly

[smiles11]

I had Rennline mechanical hood shocks on my 70E. After how scary it was watching a mechanic try to shut the bonnet (even after warning the shop), I wouldn’t risk it again.

[bob joyce]

as i was building my car
I experimented with the stabilus hood shocks
they offer a regular and heavy
the heavy settles the hood higher on the cowl than the regular

[911TES]

As mentioned earlier, I use the Rennline one's that work like the 356 hood struts, and love them. My hood is steel and they have no issues holding the hood up. If the hood is up, I'm near the car and it's hands off to the people checking out the car. I've had them for a few years.

Hi Chris,
Just curious- is that a dual oil cooler setup.
Regards,
Bil