Thanks Ben. I will forge ahead with tools on hand.

 

Ditto on that, just go slow and wiggle the drill slightly to widen the holes. That's what I did too, worked fine.

 

Thanks for the help guys. Here is my latest mod. Please excuse the dirty engine bay. It's a driver.
This might have taken 1/2 hour after gathering all the tools. I went slowly and was extra carful with the driling.

One suggestion: Let the drill do the work. Don't apply a lot of pressure, just let the drill bit work it's way though (especially when drilling the hood).

 

Definately one of the nicest and easiest mods. Shop guys loved them

:bang: Only issue I had was NOT immediately removing the prop rod; scratched my radiator cover

 

I wrapped my prop rod in pipe insulation till I installed the Redline HoodShocks

 

I went with the Elite Struts. The more polished aluminum or chrome under the hood, the better! (I'm just getting started)

 

Here's a closeup.

I decided to remove the old prop rod.

 

Hey Mark,
The silver finish looks great with your Satin Silver Mustang! I went with black (black exterior on mine).
I will also be removing the prop-rod. No need for it unless the pistons should ever go flat!
I'm jelous of your auto-dimming mirror. Did Ford install it for you?

 

Thanks Allen! Yes, I had Ford install the mirror. By letting them do it, it is now covered under my Premium 7-year 60kmile warranty. If I did it myself, it would only have a one year warranty. I figured the increased warranty was enough to offset their labor cost.

 

LOVE MINE. Best mod I ever did..............

 

I have never worked with rivets before. Does the kit come with something to attach them with, or do I need to buy something else?

 

The kit only provides the rivets. You have to purchase a rivet gun separately. They are pretty inexpensive and handy to have around.

 

Well I finally installed my hood struts.
Let me just say, there's a reason I don't do anything mechanical for a living. That SUCKED! I will never do that on another car.
I'm glad it was easy for the rest of you guys, I hated it.
Oh well. They're on now. They're not absolutely perfect, but I'm probably the only one that will notice.
One thing I didn't realize I'd have to do was drill an extra hole to re-route the washer hose.
If I had it to do all over again, I'd probably get the MRT bolt-on struts.

 

Man, sorry to hear it was such an ordeal for you. It's a cool setup, but yeah basic comfort with tools is a big plus here.

 

I went with the ProLift set. Took 10 min and work great. No rivits, just existing bolts.

I did compress the struts a few times, prior to install and put some German torque on the hinge bolts, "Gut-N-tite".

Works great, no "stress" feelings when closing the hood.

The struts actually pick up the hood just prior to 50% open.

Definetly one of the better and easier mods I've done.

Highly recommend.

Tom

PS - Now I just need to paint the hinges . . . should I go body color? or black?

 

I had Redline powdercoat the hinges on the set I got from them black. It looks very good that way (most folks assume it's factory). Needless to say, I'd vote "black" on your setup.

 

Paul, could you send me a pic of your black hinges?

Now I'm "undecided" again

Tom

 

Hi Tom,

Didn't see your request 'til just now. There's one hinge pic in the first post in this topic. If you need more, please feel free to PM me, and I'll gladly snap a few pics for you.

 

Thanks, I had forgotten all about this thread. I'll probably wait and paint them this winter when I have more time.

I've been busy working on "MODS" for my new project (the F-150).

Tom