<VV> Hinged motor cover on Rampside

[Jim Houston]

You're probably right - sometimes the old technology is the best 
(K.I.S.S.)...

Jim

airvair at earthlink.net wrote:
> Gas shock? Yuck. Every vehicle I've had with one of them on it has
> eventually had it fail. Worse than not having anything on it whatsoever. So
> if it was me, I'd go with the Corvair engine lid strut in a heartbeat.
>
> -Mark
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>> [Original Message]
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Hinged motor cover on Rampside
>>
>> Rather than the car hood retainer, why not try mounting a gas shock?  
>> They are available from your local FLAPS in lots of lengths...  just a 
>> thought...
>>
>> Jim Houston
>>
>> John Scheurer wrote:
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>>> Has anyone successfully mounted a piano type hinge on a FC truck motor
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> access cover? Also how about adapting the car telescoping hood retainer
> mechanism to the cover?
>   
>>> John Scheurer
>>> Ohio
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