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Hood Struts

Explanation

Huw Powell is really the source for most of this information, but only because he did it first and then wrote about it. Since I eventually had this done to my car by Huw, I would have written about it. But why duplicate effort? So, I'll just give you a quick explanation, and if it sounds interesting, head on over to Huw Powell's Type-85 Strut page.

Intro:
The Audi Coupe or 4000 only has a cheesy prop rod for the hood. This is
really out of place on such a great car, and I was determined to fix it. I'd heard about some people welding a big 5000-style strut to their strut housing, pointing up, and welding it to the hood. I thought this was a possibility, but seemed to always end up looking a bit fugly. Huw had a brainstorm, and Version 2 of the hood prop strut project was born.

Summary:
You're going to be welding brackets and little balls to your fender and hood, attaching a strut between them and painting it to look factory. It's not difficult, and if you REALLY mess up, bondo works well enough to plug any nasty holes.

Interested? Then go to Huw Powell's Type-85 Strut page.

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