914-6 GT front hood prop rod install Options

[raynekat]

It's been a few months since I installed my PMB Performance 914-6 GT front hood prop rod.
Thought I'd share as it's a very slick replica of the original and a "must have" in my mind for those that have lightweight hoods.

Here's the installed product in my car:



When not in use, the springs allow the prop rod to rotate up and out of the way against the underside of the hood.
Pretty slick I'd say.
Those Porsche race engineers.....



In my application, I was unable to land the bottom of the prop rod on the backside of the fuel tank wall because the flange on the fuel tank interfered.
So I instead I had my prop rod land on the frontside with the help of a very small catchment clip....just something I had laying around in my box of junk that seemed to be about the right size.





For my installation, I modified some of the installation methods/hardware as my very thin supports on the backside of my Getty hoods would not allow use of the supplied nutserts.
Instead I used an appropriately sized bolt and nut.
I just happened to have a rubber grommet that was the perfect size to put on the perimeter of the bolt head.....it fits very snuggly.
It acts as a buffer between the prop rod mount and the underside of the fiberglass hood.



This is a great setup for a lightweight hood prop rod.
It is somewhat "delicate" so I wouldn't advise using it in 40mph winds.
Or with heavy stock metal hoods.

[campbellcj]

30-50lbs loss depending on specifics - My old notes say -21lbs front lid -20lbs rear lid -3lbs front springs (don't list rear torsion bar bits) going to Getty GT type (balsa) lids. I kept the hinges but have some drilled ones from Oscar going on soon for a few more Oz.