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[quote="Miguelitto"]Hi guys....
Here in Brazil a friend of mine did this upgrade in the hood....
In this link you can see the pics, but the text are in portuguese...
http://www.mx3zone.com/Forums/viewtopic ... dor#p12769" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Feel free to ask.....[/quote]
Hey Miguelitto
Can you tell from what car were those struts used ? I like the idea of attaching em..

I guess its a brazilian specific car... Known here as "GOL".

I'll confirm with him and them I'll tell you ok?!

Miguelitto wrote:Hi guys....
Here in Brazil a friend of mine did this upgrade in the hood....
In this link you can see the pics, but the text are in portuguese...
http://www.mx3zone.com/Forums/viewtopic ... dor#p12769" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Feel free to ask.....

Miguelitto, I would LOVE to get a worklog on that project!! Did your friend ever write it in english? Or has anyone translated? I've considered doing this myself, but I figure it was a low priority with my other car problems. This does however look viable, as well as fairly simple. Thanks a bunch!

^^^, get google chrome internet, it translates every language for you.

MrMazda92 wrote:

Miguelitto wrote:Hi guys....
Here in Brazil a friend of mine did this upgrade in the hood....
In this link you can see the pics, but the text are in portuguese...
http://www.mx3zone.com/Forums/viewtopic ... dor#p12769" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Feel free to ask.....

Miguelitto, I would LOVE to get a worklog on that project!! Did your friend ever write it in english? Or has anyone translated? I've considered doing this myself, but I figure it was a low priority with my other car problems. This does however look viable, as well as fairly simple. Thanks a bunch!

I'll ask him about, I would translated it but iit is a biiiii text

The ideia of chorme isn't bad too, You could tried, if you have any problems with the automatic tranlate you can ask me

Hey Im not sure how feasible it is but when I was loading someone at work I saw something that looks like it could work. On a ford escort zx2 the rear decklid had a shock that lifted it up that had a basic bolt on spot on the top and bottom that looked like it would give enough clearance. Not sure but I hope to grab one soon to mock it up

Sleeper6 wrote:Hey Im not sure how feasible it is but when I was loading someone at work I saw something that looks like it could work. On a ford escort zx2 the rear decklid had a shock that lifted it up that had a basic bolt on spot on the top and bottom that looked like it would give enough clearance. Not sure but I hope to grab one soon to mock it up

I actually found a pair of struts I had laying around today... They were from a tractor(The struts that lift the engine cover from the side), It's a heavy piece of metal so they're powerful struts. They are probably a 1/2 pound a piece, and are a little over a foot long. I checked to see if they fit between the hood and the fenders, they fit with about 3/16s of an inch to spare on each side. Meaning simply, there is room to mount them... It would add around a pound of weight, which cancels out when you don't need the rod anymore.

Also, they are strong enough that it should not be a problem in the cold... However, availability/price might be hard to deal with. I got mine a while back from a friend who thought they might make a suitable replacement for my hatch struts... I kept them around in case I ever needed them, and I might end up using them.