Hood weight?

[mike240]

I do not have a way to weigh the hood on my 66 Dart. Does anyone already know this and able to provide?

Thanks

 

[Dana67Dart]

I have a loose 67 hood I could weigh?

Won't be exact the same but might get you close if your looking for a shipping quote

 

[66Valiant528]

I've got a 66 valiant hood. Can I ask why?

 

[mike240]

Figured it out. Took to friends who had a scale that hangs from rafter for weighing game.

Reason? To do the calculations to determine correct gas struts to use.

 

[mike240]

Oh. 60 lbs.

 

[Dana67Dart]

Keep in mind that 60 lbs is only 60 lbs when the entire hood is weighed.

When the hood is supported by the hinges only about 1/2 the weight of the hood is in hand. BUT the struts are supporting the weight at an angle. So the weight the strut needs to support is multiplied by angles and such.

Vector math.

All I'm trying to say is it might need a much stronger strut than would be for a 60 lb hood.

The tailgate on my minivan is almost too heavy to be lifted without just 1 strut

 

[mike240]

Keep in mind that 60 lbs is only 60 lbs when the entire hood is weighed.

When the hood is supported by the hinges only about 1/2 the weight of the hood is in hand. BUT the struts are supporting the weight at an angle. So the weight the strut needs to support is multiplied by angles and such.

Vector math.

All I'm trying to say is it might need a much stronger strut than would be for a 60 lb hood.

The tailgate on my minivan is almost too heavy to be lifted without just 1 strut

Gasspringsshop.com has video simulator animation thing that you put all your size, weights and pivot points, angles etc into and the program calculates everything and tells you which struts you need.

 

[Dana67Dart]

Gasspringsshop.com has video simulator animation thing that you put all your size, weights and pivot points, angles etc into and the program calculates everything and tells you which struts you need

That's awesome!