[DocNitro]

Thanks to:
Rbnsal for doing it first.
AirJunky for drafting bracket fab pic's and searching for the best shock.
HVN for the bracket re-design and searching for the best shock.
canadianlimey for fabricating the brackets for our members that lack time or skills needed.
Anyone else that has been a part of this project that I may have missed.

***CAUTION*** Make sure when lifting the hood you lift it ALL the way so it doesn't surprise you :thk: Don't ask how I know just DO IT!!!

Here's a few pics of my completed install.

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

Aha, sounds like someone didn't open it all the way and it came down a hit them on the head... I almost did the same thing.
On the same lines though, here's a question for the guys who have done this mod.
If you take your vehicle in to be serviced and the hood came down and hit the technician on the head causing injury, could he sue you for damages because of your aftermarket mod??
This is something Waldorf and myself were talking about when we met up yesterday and we came to the conclusion (not being lawyers) that as long as you leave the original prop in place and they don't use it then they are not working safely and there's no come back on the owner.
Any thoughts on this? Any lawyers out there to give advice?

The R/T looks good by the way.

 

[Waldorf]

I agree with you Limey, that if you don't remove the original prop rod, then there is no excuse if they are (possibly) injured. See what happens when Nitrose turns into legalese? hahaha!

 

[AirJunky]

I didn't remove the original prop rod. And my dealer hasn't even noticed the shocks even though they have worked on it twice.

 

[ponchonutty]

I don't think they could. I mean many vehicle come from the factory with this setup and then fail over time. Heck, go to many garages and you'll see they have cut off broom handles and everything else to use to prop hoods open. The most common car I can think of is the rear windows on Firebirds and Camaros from '82-'92. Those things were HEAVY!!!!

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

I didn't remove the original prop rod. And my dealer hasn't even noticed the shocks even though they have worked on it twice.

Same here, it went in for the recall and they said nothing but my regular guy at JiffyLube said "good one". Go figure!!

 

[David Louis Harter]

That Looks Great!

Here's a few pics of my completed install.

That looks great! You did an excellent installation, and the photographs are great. I cannot imagine why Chrysler neglected to incorporate a similar setup. The hood prop is a pain to use.

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- David
NITRORT - http://www.catechnologies.com/blog/mrnitroplate.jpg

 

[MeanGirl]

If you take your vehicle in to be serviced and the hood came down and hit the technician on the head causing injury, could he sue you for damages because of your aftermarket mod??

I think if it hits 'em in the head it is karma for all the times they "could not duplicate the problem"....lol

 

[MaTT268]

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