Custom R32gtr Bonnet Stuts

[ali-turko]

hey guys i thought i would show you guys the bonnet struts

for my r32 gtr i made today

i bought a set of 300zx bonnet struts off ebay and to modify them abit,

wasnt to hard took me bout 3 hours

the only problem is with r32 gtr bonnets is cause they only weigh 7kgs these struts a bit to high pressured for it,

im currently trying to source ones with abit less pressure

[Craved]

Love it Ali, if you have any of the process shots or details would be a good DIY/fab thread

[ali-turko]

nar i didnt think to take photos while i was doing it, but if somebody want help doing it for r32s, i can give measurements ect..

chris notice all the nuts you powder coated for me??

[Craved]

haha i do now - too busy staring at the struts

[Mr GTR-32]

Damn what a shame ive been wanting to do this for a while but havent had the patience to try it out but looks great

[Craved]

what strength struts did you use?

i got myself some 150NM ones, found the closed/open measurements online. just hoping there is clearance on the r33's for them.

try and get them installed tomorrow

[Craved]

well got mine installed, just in the process of building some better mounting points for them as the single bolt doesnt hold them well enough.

[mad082]

why does everyone mount them like that? if i was going to do it i would have them mounted further back so they point more upwards like a falcon or even the ceffy. that way they make it a bit easier to lean into the engine bay if you have to work on something at the back on the engine

[Craved]

all a matter of leverage and the compression lengths of the struts

i looked at mounting them on the inside wheel well, basically there isnt enough room for the struts to compress and be open enough when the bonnet is open.

[Munkyb0y]

ie. you'd need a shorter overall strut to mount them that way, yeah?

[Craved]

you can get the struts shorter - but that only lets you move the body mount back 45mm from the current bonnet position

when you think about angles and leverage - the more upright you go the stronger the struts need to be to hold the bonnet up. that moves onto other issues of bonnex flex when trying to close it.

i'll make some calls tomorrow when things open, get some prices on custom struts that might just work with a new idea i just had

[Let Me Drive]

i like, might have to do that to my 33. looks neat

[ali-turko]

true what craved said, i tryed heaps of different ways, but i found this way work the best as did chris