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Jerry ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 6,997 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
I have the popular front hood shox kit on my 914 but I have issues with it. The shox do hold the hood up in the garage quite well. But in the environment with wind, it fails to hold the hood up. The geometry seems off as if the hood is pushed down an inch or 2 it loses all shock resistance and falls very rapidly.
I find it embarrassing to have to put a length of wood to wedge the hood open while I fuel but even more embarrassing to pump with one hand and hold up the hood with the other. These are new shox. Just purchased and installed a few months ago. I think I've installed them correctly. If the hood is pulled down a couple of inches, it flies down with no resistance. The kit seems well designed but the geometry seems off. The shocks on my 911 front hood provide resistance no matter how open the hood is. Question then: What do I have to do to eliminate the "falling hood" syndrom? Add the original spring? Did I do the installation wrong? Help!! My car as it sits. The gas station I stop at always has wind blowing the hood closed. The wooden stand is absolutely necessary with this shox kit. I've gotten hit too many times with a falling hood while refueling. ![]() Here's Camp914's installation. Mine is the same as this. ![]() Here's how Sir Andy solved the hood shock. The geometry here looks better than mine. ![]() Here's another shock (I think it's a shock) solution. ![]() |
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Custom Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24,599 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States ![]() ![]() |
It looks like you could fabricate a six inch (guess) piece of wood and stick it underneath the passenger side hood bracket right underneath the u shaped section when it's up, so the wood rests on the inner fender.
To make you feel better, I bought new Pistons for the 911, they do not work. I am told I can buy special double Pistons that do work, Makes me wonder why people sell shit they know won't work, in that case pelican parts... |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 935 Joined: 21-April 14 From: Scottsdale, Arizona Member No.: 17,273 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
It looks like you could fabricate a six inch (guess) piece of wood and stick it underneath the passenger side hood bracket right underneath the u shaped section when it's up, so the wood rests on the inner fender. To make you feel better, I bought new Pistons for the 911, they do not work. I am told I can buy special double Pistons that do work, Makes me wonder why people sell shit they know won't work, in that case pelican parts... Agreed....... with the issue of ..won't work.. the wood block?....NO. This solution is only as good as my 356SC hood catch system designed by, ............arguably, the finest engineers on earth.. / contrary to every biomechanics dynamic learned from birth - the inverse WTF factor ..., one must lift the lid to lower the lid... hence, a thousand tweaked 356 lids.. hence Stoddard. Can you say Booming Bidnez.. In summary: Shocks are good alternative if not in the resto-concours area - And, having just assisted Larmo63 in a replacement of trunk rollers on his pristine bodied (not him) 914 - shocks are a good alternative to relieve clutter and weight .. all four corners of my trinket work fine every time - with shocks on all 4's - as long as you hold on to the lid being opened. Opening can be aggressive on the opening move if not aware.. |
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