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Johnny 3eagles
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I miss the days when you could open the hood and SEE the engine, and the air cleaner, and there were only 2 wires coming off the battery.


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Wyatt_jr
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Johnny, those cars had the 9 pound springs with 21 pounds of hinge to hold the 80 pound hood up.
Ahh, the good ole days.
 
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egregore
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I like(d) Jeep Wrangler hoods for simply folding them back against the roof. I put padding between them so as not to mar the paint. (Not my paint to mar.) This doesn't work when they mount Hi-Lift jacks to the hood.
 
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nhtagmember
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I miss manual transmissions, wind up and down windows.
 
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sjtill
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Allows me to open the hood fully vertical for better access to the engine bay on my '03 S2000.


I like that, bald1!


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Rey HRH
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I spent $350 to replace mine this May.I remember when they just had springs. If the catch fails, you end up with the hood blocking your windshield but....


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