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| ri914 |
 Dec 27 2020, 09:46 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 13-August 20 From: rhode island Member No.: 24,593 Region Association: North East States 
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Anyone build, design or make a gas strut conversion to raise the rear trunk?
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| Mark Henry |
Dec 28 2020, 09:57 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Camp914's kit is the way to go, but IMHO the stock springs are better. My 914 has stock and the wife's came with the camp914 kit, the struts are sort of in the way, you have to go in straight on with placing the top in the trunk, I've rammed the strut a few times. Stock you can be a bit sloppy with your approach and still get it in there.
That sounds so sexual...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Steve |
Dec 28 2020, 10:45 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,780 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 28 2020, 07:57 AM)  Camp914's kit is the way to go, but IMHO the stock springs are better. My 914 has stock and the wife's came with the camp914 kit, the struts are sort of in the way, you have to go in straight on with placing the top in the trunk, I've rammed the strut a few times. Stock you can be a bit sloppy with your approach and still get it in there. That sounds so sexual...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) And the struts will eventually need to be replaced... For us with the 3.2 fuel rail, we were forced to dump the stock springs with this setup. Same thing with some of the other conversions like a SBC. |
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