Finished fabricating my brackets now, just need to paint them. Also got some struts on the way to try
looking pretty much identical to mine there mate - good work
looking pretty much identical to mine there mate - good work
looks very well done lots of thought gone into it ! and does set the car off when it would be parked up at the shows!
am very surprised no one has actually made a dedicated kit for the lifters !
am very surprised no one has actually made a dedicated kit for the lifters !
How much do all the parts cost?
I mean if at the right price you could probably make them and sell them on the forums.
I know if Under £100 I'd probably buy them!
I mean if at the right price you could probably make them and sell them on the forums.
I know if Under £100 I'd probably buy them!
definatly would buy a set for under £100 better then just the standard bonnet stick thing ! and also for working on it no chance of knocking it and it falling!
Standard one is an embarrassment lol! Yeh good for shows if you have gone to all the effort of sorting out under the bonnet then the gay stick propping it up ruins it a bit tbh!
Damo's about right on cost - I paid £55 odd for the struts/ends etc, made the brackets for free
Obviously the tricky bit IS the brackets - but if you've got some clever old chap (like my dad or Damo) on hand, then you're onto a winner!
Obviously the tricky bit IS the brackets - but if you've got some clever old chap (like my dad or Damo) on hand, then you're onto a winner!
Rub it in Damo!
The brackets realy are not hard to make. All you would need is a drill, a file, a hacksaw and a vice to make them. And you could prob find some suitable material in a scrap yard.
I'm lucky in the fact I have stainless steel at work and all the tools to be able to make the brckets quicker
The brackets realy are not hard to make. All you would need is a drill, a file, a hacksaw and a vice to make them. And you could prob find some suitable material in a scrap yard.
I'm lucky in the fact I have stainless steel at work and all the tools to be able to make the brckets quicker
I dont have access to good quality stainless - unless some one in Newcastle wanted to send me some. For example.
I'm sure I could fing some lying round, Ash
May aswell bend it in the right shape and put the holes in for me too then!
May aswell bend it in the right shape and put the holes in for me too then!
Pushing your luck now mate......
Pushing your luck now mate......
Hehe! Worth a try!
PM me if you can help at all!
Might not be able to reply tomorrow, going for a job interview!
My theory was that I wanted perfect brackets, properly CNC'd to look OEM and give that "wow factor" when you tell someone it's a custom job.
But as Damo says, at the end of the day, they are only a metal bracket. So long as it's strong enough (don't want the bonnet landing on your head) I'm sure you'd be fine.
Damo - any update on your struts yet? Are they on and working??
My bonnet lifters are still working well, although in the colder weather they can sometimes make a bit of a squeak initially, but not much can be done about that!
But as Damo says, at the end of the day, they are only a metal bracket. So long as it's strong enough (don't want the bonnet landing on your head) I'm sure you'd be fine.
Damo - any update on your struts yet? Are they on and working??
My bonnet lifters are still working well, although in the colder weather they can sometimes make a bit of a squeak initially, but not much can be done about that!
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