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Whats The Go With Bonnet Dampers?

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Ok for everyone with a GTST R32 that dosnt have a GTR bonnet i think we all know how heavy and annoying the bonnet can be.

just wondering if they make bolt on kits for Skyline bonnets??

and if they do has anyone here used it??

and were do i get it from??

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Well considering the ideal would be the R32 bonnet which is significantly lighter than the gts-t. Its weight has many benefits - weight reduction, style, and it can be very annoying when lifting the bonnet several times during tuning (test drives) and working on the car. I was under the impression that there are some dampener available from tein but they are not for the r32 range due to the dimensions involved near the quarter panel however....... possible soultion which i thought about the other day while at work..... would be instead of mounting a hinge and the strut/shock on the quarter panel where u normally find them on soarers, and newer vehicles how about mounting the bracket in front on the rad support and allow the the strut and shock absorber to open diagonal across the engine bay. so the maximum length of the shock and strut be must equal or greater than the required lift height and this limits the mounting distance between the origin of the strut/shock on the bonnet and the rad support. the only problem that i have thought about is that when lifted the bonnet origin will be misaligned with the origin on the radiator support.

I am not very good at fabrication and hence i haven't swung into action however it is an up and coming project maybe along with a gt-r bonnet!

any thoughts?

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great thoughts RipNGrip.. would love to see someone do it.. sounds like a great idea..

but yea my fabrications skills are average also...

and i dont think ill ever get the gtr bonnet.. it would be nice to have it because of the weight factor.. however, im not a fan.. i kinda like how the gtst bonnet lips downwards.. and i dont really want to make my gtst look like a gtr.. GTR's are hot but i dont have one.. so il stick to stock parts..

if u ever try to attempt that damper idea defenatly post it up.. till then i will try loking around more..

thanks for ur replys

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the ceffy bonnet and GTSt bonnet are roughly similar in weight (and I can tell you that after carrying both from one end of our workshop to the other). The ceffy's come with two factory dampners. I'll see if I can find a pic.

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Maybe just get some secondhand laurel/ceffy struts and somehow graft em onto the R32?

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Fugi

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thanks funkymonkey defenately somthing that i will have to keep looking into untill i find some.. but i will keep an eye out for sure..

i found this link:

http://www.strutmaster.net/gasmain.htm

a place in adilade i says there currently constructing bonnet struts for skylines and they send around AUS.. However, there contact us dosnt really work nor do any of there links... so its goin to be hard to keep an eye one it..

thanks for all ur posts and intrest..

fugi

p.s. thrtytwo, man i love ur car.. so clean mmm.. did u take of the side indarcators?? cauz im gettin respray soon and want to take mine off.. but dont know if its roadworthy without..

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umm with the ceffy dampers i did a quick search today on the net and came up with nothing any ideas on were to get?

Slight delay as my handbrake slipped today while i was at work and my car slowly rolled 100 meters into a fence at work@! :)

geez thats unlucky.. alot of damage???

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umm with the ceffy dampers i did a quick search today on the net and came up with nothing any ideas on were to get?

Nissan genuine parts?

RH Strut Assembly Part No: 65470-71L10

LH Strut Assembly Part No: 65470-71L00

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they're not always expensive... that said if you were to approach a shock specialist like peddars or munro with those part numbers I'm sure they could offer you a equivalent model.

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