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I think Camaro springs have two kinds, the one for the SS hood and a regular...I bought repops for my Bird , advertised as SS hood spirings ,but they too got weak really quick ,about 6 mo they were like the old worn out...I think I tossed my old origs.. but on the other hand since we now have a Firebird/Volvo forum ..lol.. for you who have problems with worn hood springs...the repops wont last long , but you can install inner extra springs...get them from 80`s model Volvo 240`s ..they have inner and outer springs ./.to compensate for when Volvo changed hood design...these are from the hood with creases on it...and you can fish these in to your existing GM springs without removing them...I did 4 yrs ago, and they wotrk fine ...its now a Viagra hood! Bjorn 69 vert/HALF member/Houston,Tx ================== Subject: RE: [FGF] Volvo? + a first-gen request From: "hugot" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:32:30 -0700 LOL. Polvo means powder or dust in Spanish. On a first-gen related note, does anyone have a pair of weak hood springs that you may have swapped out? I'm getting ready to install a TA hood on my vert (fiberglass over a metal frame) and I'd like to keep the springs on the hinges but this hood is lighter and I don"t want to tweak it or crack it since it is lighter than the standar hood. Do the camaro (I know, bad word) springs have less tension? Hugo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
