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Originally Posted by XK4
If you plan on doing your own wrenching you might want to reconsider installing gas struts. You will loose the ability that the stock support has of moving to the second position and holding the hood (bonnet) in an almost vertical position. Makes for very easy access to the engine bay.
Just my 2 cents.
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Yes very true, and back when we were working on this project we found that kits like the one OP listed actually open the hood less than the stock position for the hood prop. So when we designed our kit we made sure our opening position was significantly higher:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEmVNpBaUGQ"]GrimmSpeed Engineering - FT86 Hood Strut Testing - YouTube[/ame]
Good luck to you though OP, as I couldn't build a decent kit at cost in my garage for that price.
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