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Title: Anyone have the rear hood lift kit installed?
Post by: kerrywittig on Tuesday,September 20, 2016, 10:41:52 AM

If you have the Banks or R.D. Ent. lift kit that has the gas springs/struts installed or at hand....I need either a part# or manufacturers name for the struts or even the dimensions, length extended/open & length closed/collapsed of the struts themselves, Thank you

Title: Re: Anyone have the rear hood lift kit installed?
Post by: BDA on Tuesday,September 20, 2016, 11:04:51 AM

I don't have the kit. I'm hoping to learn to weld and make my own from these plans: http://lotus-europa.com/manuals/misc/body/struts/hoodproject.html

I don't know, but I suspect the struts listed in this plan will work with whatever r.d. or Richard sells. It's worth checking into them, at least.

Title: Re: Anyone have the rear hood lift kit installed?
Post by: andy harwood on Tuesday,September 20, 2016, 11:31:31 AM

Suspa C16-24202   30lbs.
That's what in on my TCS
HTH
andy

Title: Re: Anyone have the rear hood lift kit installed?
Post by: kerrywittig on Tuesday,September 20, 2016, 12:32:49 PM

Quote from: BDA on Tuesday,September 20, 2016, 11:04:51 AM

I don't have the kit. I'm hoping to learn to weld and make my own from these plans: http://lotus-europa.com/manuals/misc/body/struts/hoodproject.html

I don't know, but I suspect the struts listed in this plan will work with whatever r.d. or Richard sells. It's worth checking into them, at least.

Very helpful........Thx