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Source for A-body low tension hood springs #1147491 12/31/11 03:50 PM 12/31/11 03:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto M mshred OP master
mshred OP master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	Just like the title says, does anyone know of a good hood spring for 70-72 a-bodies that are low tension for use with fibreglass bolt on hoods? Im looking for something affordable and something that will support the hood properly and not be too stiff/soft. Any help is appreciated

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147492 12/31/11 04:00 PM 12/31/11 04:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,501 Gainesville,FL G goldmember master
goldmember master G Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,501 Gainesville,FL	FWD Dodge Daytonas work well as a donor.

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: goldmember] #1147493 12/31/11 04:18 PM 12/31/11 04:18 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 840 southern Idaho M moparcyco super stock
moparcyco super stock M Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 840 southern Idaho	I have a pair off a t/a challenger.I think they are the same.These are new.pm if interested

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: moparcyco] #1147494 12/31/11 04:27 PM 12/31/11 04:27 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,327 Glendale, AZ 6 69L78Nova Banned. Forever.
69L78Nova Banned. Forever. 6 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,327 Glendale, AZ	80s Dodge Daytona/Chrysler Laser 1969 Nova 454/M21/3.31 Mild mid-11 second weekend cruiser 1994 F150 XLT Super Cab 2WD 5.0/4R70W/3.55 (Daily driver)

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: 69L78Nova] #1147495 12/31/11 04:59 PM 12/31/11 04:59 PM
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mshred OP master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	Quote: 80s Dodge Daytona/Chrysler Laser how much do these go for on average brand new?

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: moparcyco] #1147496 12/31/11 05:00 PM 12/31/11 05:00 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto M mshred OP master
mshred OP master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	Quote: I have a pair off a t/a challenger.I think they are the same.These are new.pm if interested I thought E and B body hood springs are external under the actual hood hinge? or am I wrong? The a-body ones are the circular coil behind the fender

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147497 12/31/11 05:02 PM 12/31/11 05:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 44,040 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 44,040 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	There is a guy who sells them every month in the A-Body Parts for sale section. The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147498 12/31/11 06:22 PM 12/31/11 06:22 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,327 Glendale, AZ 6 69L78Nova Banned. Forever.
69L78Nova Banned. Forever. 6 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,327 Glendale, AZ	Quote: Quote: 80s Dodge Daytona/Chrysler Laser how much do these go for on average brand new? Not sure what they cost brand new, or if they're even available new...but I paid $4 for the pair at the junkyard. Worked perfectly on my 68 Barracuda with a Glasstek Super Stock hood 1969 Nova 454/M21/3.31 Mild mid-11 second weekend cruiser 1994 F150 XLT Super Cab 2WD 5.0/4R70W/3.55 (Daily driver)

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147499 12/31/11 06:59 PM 12/31/11 06:59 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 616 TP Exit 7, NJ, USA DANA60 mopar
DANA60 mopar Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 616 TP Exit 7, NJ, USA	Quote: Quote: I have a pair off a t/a challenger.I think they are the same.These are new.pm if interested I thought E and B body hood springs are external under the actual hood hinge? or am I wrong? The a-body ones are the circular coil behind the fender You are corect sir! The A's had coiled ones like a watch. AAR Fiberglass has a source (I forgot his name) from Arkansas that reworks stock springs pretty cheap. I had them done and they work fine. 6994423-IMG_3311_1_1_1.JPG (451 downloads)

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147500 12/31/11 07:15 PM 12/31/11 07:15 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,496 Sask, Can. 7 72demon416 pro stock
72demon416 pro stock 7 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,496 Sask, Can.	Get a hold of "atomicdog" here on the board his email is: happee_feelings@yahoo.com. He has what you need for sale in the classifieds right now and is VERY good to deal with. That is where I got mine from and would again. Rick

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: DANA60] #1147501 12/31/11 10:20 PM 12/31/11 10:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 44,040 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 44,040 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	Quote: Quote: Quote: I have a pair off a t/a challenger.I think they are the same.These are new.pm if interested I thought E and B body hood springs are external under the actual hood hinge? or am I wrong? The a-body ones are the circular coil behind the fender You are corect sir! The A's had coiled ones like a watch. AAR Fiberglass has a source (I forgot his name) from Arkansas that reworks stock springs pretty cheap. I had them done and they work fine. The guy from Arkansas is Herb Beer, he has been doing then for years! The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: 69L78Nova] #1147502 01/01/12 10:59 AM 01/01/12 10:59 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto M mshred OP master
mshred OP master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	Quote: Quote: Quote: 80s Dodge Daytona/Chrysler Laser how much do these go for on average brand new? Not sure what they cost brand new, or if they're even available new...but I paid $4 for the pair at the junkyard. Worked perfectly on my 68 Barracuda with a Glasstek Super Stock hood I think im going to try this out and if they don't work I'll have to pm atomicdog...can't beat 4 bucks for springs, just gotta find a daytona in the yard now and yank em

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147503 01/01/12 12:00 PM 01/01/12 12:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 257 albemarle, NC D dusterbd13 enthusiast
dusterbd13 enthusiast D Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 257 albemarle, NC	im using a set of the coiled springs from a k-car. couldnt find a daytona, but they looked the same. work great. PITA tyo install, though. michael Michael Crawford CSP 1970 plymouth Duster back under construction: http://www.pro-touring.com/showthread.ph...ouring-makeover 1964 el camino beater shop truck 96403-project-drivabeater-2-0-64-el-camino-this-time

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: dusterbd13] #1147504 01/01/12 12:07 PM 01/01/12 12:07 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto M mshred OP master
mshred OP master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	Quote: im using a set of the coiled springs from a k-car. couldnt find a daytona, but they looked the same. work great. PITA tyo install, though. michael to be honest, im more scared to remove them off something than I am to install them...something about being a klutz like I am working with something under tension scares me

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147505 01/06/12 03:40 PM 01/06/12 03:40 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto M mshred OP master
mshred OP master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	well I stopped by the junkyard today...there were no K cars or daytonas, but there were some late model dakotas that I popped a set of springs off of. The hoods seemed fairly light, just wondering if the springs are around the right size? thinking of calling the dealer and seeing if they know if the part number for the dakota is the same as the daytonas/k cars...either way they seemed fairly low tension snapped a pic...do these look about right in size atleast?

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147506 01/06/12 04:05 PM 01/06/12 04:05 PM
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mshred OP master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	well I called the dealer and sure enough they tell me that hood springs are discontinued for a dodge daytona, and that they cant cross reference the spring with anything else because they don't sell springs alone, just hood hinges

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: 72demon416] #1147507 01/07/12 01:20 AM 01/07/12 01:20 AM
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BloFish I Live Here Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 16,696 On the run…	Got mine from AtomicDog as well, not problem It really doesn't matter whether you win or lose… as long as you look good doing it! ‘65 A100 ‘69 ‘Cuda ‘73 Vega GT ‘06 Mega Cab ‘14 Mercedes SLK

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147508 01/07/12 01:34 AM 01/07/12 01:34 AM
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goldmember master G Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,501 Gainesville,FL	I'm going to the upullit soon. PM me and I will see if I can score you a pr. I doubt they cost 10.00. Let me know.

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: goldmember] #1147509 01/07/12 02:04 AM 01/07/12 02:04 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto M mshred OP master
mshred OP master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,433 Toronto	Quote: I'm going to the upullit soon. PM me and I will see if I can score you a pr. I doubt they cost 10.00. Let me know. I know the tension of the springs is whats different, but do mine look anything like the correct springs for an a-body atleast in terms of size?

Re: Source for A-body low tension hood springs [Re: mshred] #1147510 01/07/12 02:20 AM 01/07/12 02:20 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,501 Gainesville,FL G goldmember master
goldmember master G Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,501 Gainesville,FL	The A body factory spring is .750" wide the G body spring is .500" wide. Here is a pic of both. 7005591-hoodspring295.jpg (2259 downloads)

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