I recently purchased a Turbo Daytona hood from American Sports Car Design. I've fitted it on my '84 Z28 and that's fine. BUT since I had a nice strong steel hood, I've got those powerfull shock lifts. The lifts stress the hood to much when pulling it down... I'm tempted to remove them and put in a prop rod (against my better judgement).

Does anyone have a better idea to support an aftermarket fiberglass hood?

 

This might sound kind of odd but I swapped somebody there worn out hood shocks for my good hood shocks and it worked perfectly.

 

go to autozone and order some hood shocks for a 83 z28 w/ fiberglass hood.

 

people always pointed me towards that junk yard and get some worn out ones. A prop rod would perfectly fine too.

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85 2.8L Sport Coupe 5-speed.
Mods: Hpertech chip and powerstat, MSD 6A-L, Crane fireball coil, Accel Cap and Rotor, Dynomax hi-flow cat and catback system with a dynomax magnum race bullet muffler on the i-pipe, K&N filterchargers, Gutted Air Boxes, 8mm Wires, Eibach Sportlines and Tokiko springs/shocks setup, Global west sub frames, Suspension techniqs front and rear sway bars, and good ole 88 IROC wheels with Kumo Ecstas on em!
"It's not the ricers, it's those damn V8's!"

Wins: 2000 V6 Accord, 69 302 Mustang, 2000 Auto VR6 Jetta, 89 Toyota MR2, 90 Civic Si, 76 350 Camaro, 2000 3.8 5-speed Camaro.

 

I appreciate the advice. I was thinking of swapping my shocks with ones off my friend's Firebird (since they are weaker)... But I have a bad feeling I'd be getting ones too worn. If I can buy factory spec ones that are infact made to be weaker, that is mroe comforting.

I think I'll try the AutoZone idea.
Thanx.
If anyone else has other ideas, part numbers or anything, I'm still listening (but now I think i have a plan started)...