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ali-turko

By ali-turko,
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ali-turko Grand Master

ali-turko

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hey guys i thought i would show you guys the bonnet struts

for my r32 gtr i made today

i bought a set of 300zx bonnet struts off ebay and to modify them abit,

wasnt to hard took me bout 3 hours

the only problem is with r32 gtr bonnets is cause they only weigh 7kgs these struts a bit to high pressured for it,

im currently trying to source ones with abit less pressure

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Craved Grand Master

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what strength struts did you use?

i got myself some 150NM ones, found the closed/open measurements online. just hoping there is clearance on the r33's for them.

try and get them installed tomorrow

mad082 Grand Master

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why does everyone mount them like that? if i was going to do it i would have them mounted further back so they point more upwards like a falcon or even the ceffy. that way they make it a bit easier to lean into the engine bay if you have to work on something at the back on the engine

Craved Grand Master

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all a matter of leverage and the compression lengths of the struts

i looked at mounting them on the inside wheel well, basically there isnt enough room for the struts to compress and be open enough when the bonnet is open.

Craved Grand Master

Craved

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you can get the struts shorter - but that only lets you move the body mount back 45mm from the current bonnet position

when you think about angles and leverage - the more upright you go the stronger the struts need to be to hold the bonnet up. that moves onto other issues of bonnex flex when trying to close it.

i'll make some calls tomorrow when things open, get some prices on custom struts that might just work with a new idea i just had :P

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