Weak hood hinge springs?
Couple of pictures of the ones on my '74 Duster if it helps, they've never been off that I know of. Pretty sure you can only mount them one way. And they shouldn't fatigue or sag while they're off the car, so unless they didn't hold up the hood before they should do fine now. Any changes to the hood? Big scoop?
What were they dipped in and how long were they dipped in it? Maybe they're a bit thinner now, like the old TransAm series cars after their acid bath :D
Couple of pictures of the ones on my '74 Duster if it helps, they've never been off that I know of. Pretty sure you can only mount them one way. And they shouldn't fatigue or sag while they're off the car, so unless they didn't hold up the hood before they should do fine now. Any changes to the hood? Big scoop?
What were they dipped in and how long were they dipped in it? Maybe they're a bit thinner now, like the old TransAm series cars after their acid bath :D