49-54 Chevy Passenger Car gas hood struts

[@DavidTorres-h6h]

Hi tom will this work on 1950 deluxe you video was great

[@juliocesarhernandezcruz8478]

It's very good idea for my 54,thanks

[@BobHunter-ku2id]

can't find the kit on e-bay or amazon--do you have a part number for the kit--sure would work on my car--thanks

[@rafaelespinoza2209]

Were you able to find out what kit it is he used?

[@SurviveExtinction]

Hey Tom, thanks for sharing. I followed your guide and bought the same kit from Amazon. However, my results are nowhere near as good as yours. My hood will only open about halfway, even though the struts could expand more. It's almost like the hood is too heavy for the struts.

[@tomgault7492]

I would check lb on strut and try a stronger one...hope this helps

[@HistoricNY]

Curious I wonder if you application would work on a 47-48 Chevy Hood. I've been trying to come up with something .

[@senginc]

What is the pound rating for the struts? I am going to do this on a 1942 Oldsmobile and the hood is about 6" longer than your Chevy.

[@brutal910]

Hello Tom, I've been trying to figure a way to do away with the garage door springs myself. Thank you for showing all of us hot rudders how to install those struts. Would you happen to have the link to the kit you bought. Thank you again. Great work.

[@tomgault7492]

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[@tomgault7492]

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[@bayork]

Hello Tom, great video, will have to try on my 52 2 door BelAir. Was also wondering, I have some s10 wheels like yours. Did you end up using spacers to allow those to fit. They have a large offset. I have a Nova rear and mustang II front. Thanks

[@chrisboyd1228]

Great video! I should have looked before drilling to see if I even had 3/8 inches of steel or more. I needed to drill my holes at 1/4. So I clamped the bracket to the lip from the bottom. Drilled through both the bracket then hood to line things up. Used smaller screws but 5 on each side.

[@chrisboyd1228]

Can I ask you a few booster to brake pedal questions about my front disc conversion?

[@ROADBURN66]

Hi Tom thank you for taking the time to make this video . I have watched several videos on how to do these hood struts on a 49 to 54 Chevy. Funny thing is none of them show the 5/16 hole being drilled in the hinge. Did you remove the hinge before drilling ? on my 54 the location is awful close to the top of my fender scares the hell out of me can you maybe give me some advice on that?

[@tomgault7492]

Thanks for the kind words...we drilled the hinge on the car... the car was under construction so the fender top wasn’t an issue... it

[@perrylankford4269]

Awesome manufacturing..

[@keithlivingston1009]

Hi Tom, been looking for a better way than replacing the hood springs on my 53. Thanks to you and your video I have my answer. Thanks you for ur effort figuring it out. Keith

[@tomgault7492]

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[@noblerodkustom976]

I'm building a 54 2 door post car and this is going to be very helpful. I just pulled my hood to start the engine swap.

[@tomgault7492]

Thanks and good luck!

[@choppagang]

Wow, what a great idea!!! I have a ‘49 and hope this will work for me as easy as it was for you, thanks for sharing!!!

[@tomgault7492]

Thanks for the kind words...hope it helps!

[@fmferrero9764]

Excellent job, Coach! 😘

[@jerrybennett7856]

I just replaced my springs and they suck. Can you post a picture of where you mounted the bracket to the hood, showing both bolts?

[@tomgault7492]

Hi Jerry...there are three moments in the video you may want to review... but you can rewatch the video... the upper mounts are 21” from bottom edge of hood corner...placement of bracket itself is not critical...only the hole location is

[@jerrybennett7856]

​@@tomgault7492 thank you. Very quick response, thank you for that.

[@jerrybennett7856]

​@@tomgault7492i did that and now have it installed. My hood is now amazing, no more springs. The only problem I have is now the back if the hood stays up almost an inch from the cowl?? Trying to figure out what needs to move so that it fits flush or even. Any ideas?

[@jeffscott4059]

What year Toyota Tacoma did you use

[@tomgault7492]

Hi Jeff...Hooke Road 2016-2022 Toyota Tacoma Genlll pickup truck Found them on Amazon $65 Good luck!