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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:04 pm    Post subject: Replacing nightmare bonnet spring Reply with quote
so, trying to get my bonnet (hood) spring apart for chroming for my show car and thought, why not replace with pistons? Anyone done this?
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
why is it a nightmare?

Can't help you with the piston, but if you need help with the stock one, we can
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Any advice on how to take apart and reassemble the stock one would be good?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
dpetteng wrote:
Any advice on how to take apart and reassemble the stock one would be good?


What year car is it?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Chrome hood spring! Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can do it following this 1965 factory tailgate manual, since they are similar.

http://home.clara.net/hallvw/technical/tailgate.htm
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks, very useful. Its is a 67 by the way...

Why the reaction to a chrome bonnet spring? Bad idea?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
dpetteng wrote:
Thanks, very useful. Its is a 67 by the way...

Why the reaction to a chrome bonnet spring? Bad idea?


wouldn't the chrome just crack off ??? Question
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Willo357 wrote:
dpetteng wrote:
Thanks, very useful. Its is a 67 by the way...

Why the reaction to a chrome bonnet spring? Bad idea?


wouldn't the chrome just crack off ??? Question


That's my thought too.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh ok, I hadnt realised. Great input thanks. I will go for paint of go back to my idea of pistons
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i have changed my springs to a single piston from a tailgate Smile
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