Mopar Tim had described in one of his threads how he converted from the hood torsion bars to gas struts off a Mitsubishi. I thought that was a great idea as it gets rid of those ugly torsion bars. Got my son and grandson to give me a hand the other day setting the hood in place. I got it all bolted and aligned yesterday and today found a complete Mitsu gas strut kit including all the hardware on eBay today and got it ordered. After I get it installed and make sure the hood opens and closes properly, I'll get my helpers to help remove the hood so work can continue on the engine compartment.