GRAMBOS NEW HOOD LIFTS

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:46 pm

All parts from McMaster-Carr....these are NOT RedlineTuning's Quick-Lifts...I made em' myself stainless steel, 50lbs each, about 21" long when fully extended....haha

30 minute install. I will remove the prop tonight in a small gesture to the weight savings gods....

FTWNeon · Post by **FTWNeon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:48 pm

Son of a ***! I just posted in your other post about these guys and this is exactly what I wanted to get from them!

Have part number's for them?

They look freaking awsome!

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:50 pm

nice clean engine....i have two of those sitting in my room from a zx2 trunk im waiting to install

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:55 pm

Redline made the Cougar kit using my car. They are nice but damn alot of $$. Im glad they did it for free. Love the look man

I even found the video they made LOL

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:55 pm

looks great, now its time to remove the flimsy stock one.

Mopar00Neon · Post by **Mopar00Neon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:11 pm

Whoa, are you saying that you added 100lbs of weight to the car just to get rid of the stock hood prop?

Damn, the stock hood prop never seemed so nice before. lol

FTWNeon · Post by **FTWNeon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:11 pm

Mopar00Neon wrote:Whoa, are you saying that you added 100lbs of weight to the car just to get rid of the stock hood prop?

Damn, the stock hood prop never seemed so nice before. lol

heh, each strut and lift 50 lbs, so together they can lift and hold 100lbs.

heh nothing like adding an extra 100 lbs to the nose, gives it a better stance. lol

I'm trying to figure out how I would do something like this with my trunklid, any ideas?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:16 pm

FTWNeon wrote:I'm trying to figure out how I would do something like this with my trunklid, any ideas?

do it the same way, grambo did it. if you need pics i can take some since my moms kia uses props like than instead of what the neon uses. but you would also need to add some hinges like what the hood has.

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:16 pm

No 50lbs of lift each

Mopar00Neon · Post by **Mopar00Neon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:18 pm

SlvrACR wrote:No 50lbs of lift each

Thats what I would assume, but in context. meh. But being stainless, they still have to weigh quite a bit more than the stock prop rod.

FTWNeon · Post by **FTWNeon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:18 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
FTWNeon wrote:I'm trying to figure out how I would do something like this with my trunklid, any ideas?
do it the same way, grambo did it. if you need pics i can take some since my moms kia uses props like than instead of what the neon uses.

Main thing I'm trying to think of here and mounting points. There really aren't too any places to mount it. I might just have to stare at it for a few hours and brainstorm.

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:20 pm

They only weigh about 2-3 lbs. They arent that heavy.

atom · Post by **atom** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:23 pm

SlvrACR wrote:They only weigh about 2-3 lbs. They arent that heavy.

I thought this was quite obvious but some people just wanna bash the cool mod i guess

Mopar00Neon · Post by **Mopar00Neon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:27 pm

atom wrote:
SlvrACR wrote:They only weigh about 2-3 lbs. They arent that heavy.
I thought this was quite obvious but some people just wanna bash the cool mod i guess

Given context of the original post, and material, I figured my questions werent too far off base.

So bite me picklepony.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:37 pm

nice job man

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:04 am

Nice!

I was just talking to my wife about doing something like this the other day... Yeah, be friendly and post up the part numbers from McMaster-Carr.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:33 am

i wonder how fast a c/f hood would shoot up....

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:11 am

haha..........Mopar00neon said "picklepony". Thats my new favorite word instead of Fuckstick. haha

dblsg = you can purchase them in different rates. I actually bought the 100lb units first and HOLY SHIT they were stiff. The 50lb units are mellow and don't snap. They have 25/30/40lb units also in SS.

Nah they only weigh about two pounds together. These units are actually smaller than the RedlineTuning units. (Redline must not get theirs from McMaster-Carr Catalogs). What prompted this was an incident involving my hood-prop dislodging from the hood and the hood coming down on my head while wrenching. Now that will never happen again.

They even have remotely controlled units for you show guys..

McMaster-Carr Catalog = (562)692-5911

PN: 9517T4 SS super duty gas spring 125.53

each
PN: 9512K15 SS ball mount bracket 4.19

each
PN:9424K12 SS ball ends (female thread) 12.77

each

*It is possible to put together a set of these for less than the RedlineTuning units. Get the catalog. Its a friggin toy store for guys like us.

FTWNeon · Post by **FTWNeon** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:34 am

284.98! Damn!

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:34 am

Oops almost forgot. You can download installation instructions (for guidance only unless you buy th Redlines) from the RedlineTuning website. (Acrobat Files rule)

If you are really underhanded like me...

You can e-mail them for stickers and slap em on......

Oh, and I would never pay that much for these parts. I get a DEEP discount at McMaster through work. VERY DEEP. Like almost free. I think I put out around $50 total. That is why I mentioned being able to build a set cheaper. SS is ungodly expensive. Plain black is dirt cheap. Galvanized steel brackets = cheap (ss=

)

FTWNeon · Post by **FTWNeon** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:29 pm

So you could mabye make me a kit? Ol buddy ol pal?

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:35 pm

Hehe. The McMaster-Carr catalog is a catalog you ALL want. Anything you can dream up is available.

I don't know if my sales guy would be cool about ordering ten "kits" under my company discount. All that shit gets scrutinized pretty heavily. Otherwise I would.

get the catalog for awesome gearhead inspiration.......

FTWNeon · Post by **FTWNeon** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:39 pm

grambo wrote:Hehe. The McMaster-Carr catalog is a catalog you ALL want. Anything you can dream up is available.

I don't know if my sales guy would be cool about ordering ten "kits" under my company discount. All that shit gets scrutinized pretty heavily. Otherwise I would.

get the catalog for awesome gearhead inspiration.......

Heh, figured that'd be the case, I wasn't expecting you actaully would, but it was worth a shot. I've already skimmed through parts of it and damn....

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:47 pm

My favorite are the Carbon Fiber rods......what could I fabricate with those? Hmmmm...... Chassis braces of some kind? Strutt Tower braces??? Hmmm...the mind wanders...