What are you guys and gals useing to hold your hoods open at car shows?
I find the prop rod holds the hood way to high, i want my hood open , but only maby a foot or two.
Are springs still in to hold the hood open, anything out there ya can buy that you can stick betwen the hood and radiator shroud?
98 j-body sedan
As stated you could put the prop rod in a different hole. I have hood shocks on my 01 z.
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open the hood nd put the hood rod in the piece that bolts to the hood for the latch to grab onto, thats what I do
i use a painted spring from my brothers s10
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i just cut my prop rod.........oops....lol
i just use a spring off a old bonneville i cut up. works nicely but i might cut off a few coils.. or just leave my hood shut lol
i use and old stock spring that i painted
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Random objects?
-Old-school toaster with a 'Type-R' sticker on it. Nothing spells high-revving parody like T-o-a-s-t-e-r.
-Beach ball, use a Sharpie to write the engine mods on it.
-Verticle CD case holder with a plate on it saying "I rock CDs, not stolen MP3s" Better used as a trunk prop.
-6x9 speakers in mini-boxes that sit on each corner of the front of the car, holding hood up. Run long wire to your system.
-2L bottle of any beverage. Label it "My engine actually has more displacment then this bottle"
-Leave the hood closed, put a label on the front of the hood saying: "Hood latch broken. Listen for lies about claimed wheel horsepower"
-Snowbrush. Canadian custom, yo.
-Flat-screen LCD panel
-Old, wooden window pane. Break the glass. Label it: "Warning: Car has ability to break sound barrier" Could be used for a trunk prop.
-Fire extinguisher
-A piece of plexi painted on the edges to look like a LCD computer screen. A screenshot of your registry with all your mods and thumbnails of your car printed on paper, glued to the 'screen'.
-Etched plexiglass mounted vertically on a base that has neon in it. Etch in your mods. Light up the neon. The etched lettering will show up brightly. Good for night/dark shows.
-Use and actual strut from a car's suspension.
-Spare steering wheel.
-Your trunk mini-jack.
-Chrome 4 bar tire iron.
Theres a million possibilities. Just be creative.
I use a NO PARKING sign, that I got when I worked at GOodwill!!
I admire the suggestion for the Flat pane LCD screen, now if you want to spend a lot of money on a tv screen to prop your hood open be my guest. I'd have to admit that was creative! lol
