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Old 05-06-2011, 10:27 PM
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Are you sure that's not from to much spring pressure?
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Are you sure that's not from to much spring pressure?
Great question Todd....

No way can you use stock steel hood springs on a fiberglass or aluminum hood.
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I thought I read somewhere that the AMD aluminum hood shipped with replacement hood hinge springs that were supposed to be "correct" tension.

This is slightly concerning because I was planning on their aluminum hood as well. As was mentioned, it is only slightly heavier than the fiberglass or CF/fiberglass hybrid hoods. Full CF hood is gonna be lighter but comes at a 2X price.
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I thought I read somewhere that the AMD aluminum hood shipped with replacement hood hinge springs that were supposed to be "correct" tension.

This is slightly concerning because I was planning on their aluminum hood as well. As was mentioned, it is only slightly heavier than the fiberglass or CF/fiberglass hybrid hoods. Full CF hood is gonna be lighter but comes at a 2X price.
They do or they should have
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Are you sure that's not from to much spring pressure?
The aluminum hoods come with the correct springs.
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That may be an assumption... If there is anything I've learned building this car, it's not to assume a damn thing.
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That may be an assumption... If there is anything I've learned building this car, it's not to assume a damn thing.

The springs they supplied with my hood had great spring rating. Feels perfect when opening and closing hood.

I'd bet if I tried to close the aluminum hood with the steel hood springs I'd taco the hood.
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my stock hood was high in the middle as well. i ended up drilling the spot welds in the fender and making it arc the same way as the hood. if your fenders are set up the same way as the chevelle its only a few hour fix.
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Mines a hair high but nothing like Gaetano's. His is way lighter than mine though..
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Nothing a cut off saw and a welder can't cure....
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