I got my Mitsu strut kit yesterday. I had previously removed the hood torsion bars so that was already done.
View attachment 1714983773 I am using the forward hole in the hinge arm so I needed a nut to secure the ball studs. The stud takes a metric nut (can't rememember the size as I bought a locking nut that fit the threads).
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I raised and supported the hood as high as I thought practical- I suspect it's higher than would be with the hood torsion bars.
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To install the lower Strut mount, the fenders need to be removed (which mine are). I positioned the struts on the side of the cowl behind the where the splash panel is mounted and secured them with self-tapping screws.
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I see the screws protrude more than I would prefer on the kick panel side. I will get some bolts just long enough to get a thin jam nut to tighten down. Can't be having these screws be making holes in my brand new kick panels!
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And now the hood opens pretty much on it's own and no more ugly torsion bars! Now I will have to see if the tailgate can be done as well! After seeing the results, I will be doing the same modification on the 65 Barracuda hood and truck lid.
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