Hey i was lookin at my engine bay and bonnet and i have some gas lifters.

am toying with the idea of riggin em up.

but i can't see any easy way of doing it!

 

has anyone one toyed with this idea?

 

i'm thinkin the only way to do it is to bolt them to the strut towers.

could be dodgy.

my magna has them from factory, i could take a pic tomorrow if you want

 

Chirs

Edited May 31, 200818 yr by chrisandliz

u can get these bolts with ball tips on the end, they clip onto the lifter

have u got these or a different set up?

if u have i would jus drill a hole into the side of the quarter panel and put them in there....

Yeah woould be good.

i looked at commodores and the way they do it good but there isn't enough room

on a rolla to do it!

u can get these bolts with ball tips on the end, they clip onto the lifter

have u got these or a different set up?

if u have i would jus drill a hole into the side of the quarter panel and put them in there....

 

 

yeah i have to drill through them.

the only porblem is that there isn't any room for the lifter to close down properly.

when in doubt use a hammer lol

the only problem is that there isn't any room for the lifter to close down properly.

 

Yep, thats the big problem.

 

I have a few sets here i have thought about.

 

It seems the only way to do it and still get good hight out of your bonnet,

is to mount a single one, in a parallel to the firewall, about halfway down the firewall.

 

I have one that is a good length to fit on one side in front of the strut,

but it will not lift the bonnet high enough

Had a thought...

perhaps if you have a strut brace mounted to the car you could then mount the lifters to the strut brace?

Just a note. Some lifters are sold pretty cheap, but when the lifters are fully extended they are come out short.

 

In another word, the longer the better. Imagine having your bonnet to open 90 deg. for engine repairs.

FYI, Mercedes (the W123) model has 2 stage hinges. stage 1 for "normal" bonnet opening, and stage 2 is good for engine removal.

A cheaper alternative is to visit breaker yards and source for those used gas struts, found in station wagon's/van's rear hatches. They can be a real bargain compared to brand new after market struts (esp the branded ones).

I already have the lifters.

I went to u pull it and yanked em off a falcoon.

cost me 10 bucks and they are basically brand new!

Edited June 9, 200818 yr by blackrolla80

Hey i was lookin at my engine bay and bonnet and i have some gas lifters.

am toying with the idea of riggin em up.

but i can't see any easy way of doing it!

 

has anyone one toyed with this idea?

 

i'm thinkin the only way to do it is to bolt them to the strut towers.

could be dodgy.

i put a single stainlessteel gas strut centre mount on my 71 ke25 using custom brackets a bit of stuffing around but it looks neet

i put a single stainlessteel gas strut centre mount on my 71 ke25 using custom brackets a bit of stuffing around but it looks neet

 

 

Pictures?

Pictures?

Edited June 18, 200818 yr by RIP'N ROLLA

Pictures?