Re: 71/72 Road Runner Airgrabber hood weight
[Re: rrbrucea]
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08/14/13 09:28 AM
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Is that why the hood keeps slipping? My buddy bought a used set of hinges...I am rebuilding them....could these possibly do the same thing as the old ones? Any tips on making them tighter short of re-bushing the hinges?
Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s
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Re: 71/72 Road Runner Airgrabber hood weight
[Re: Pyper70]
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08/14/13 09:31 AM
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Is that why the hood keeps slipping? My buddy bought a used set of hinges...I am rebuilding them....could these possibly do the same thing as the old ones? Any tips on making them tighter short of re-bushing the hinges?
I have been told that AG hoods used heavier springs. Don't know if that's true or a wive's tale, but the springs on the old hinges from my standard hood will NOT hold the AG hood open.
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Re: 71/72 Road Runner Airgrabber hood weight
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08/14/13 05:03 PM
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I saw a set of Air Grabber springs for sale on Ebay once and the seller claimed they had a couple more coils than the regular springs.
The springs on my car now hold the hood up fine. Perhaps I should count the coils?
'71 GTX N96 auto 3:55
'74 Challenger 440+6 4spd 4:10
'71 Duster 340 auto 4:10
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Re: 71/72 Road Runner Airgrabber hood weight
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08/14/13 05:23 PM
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I think the hood is cool but there is a lot of weight to shed by removing this hood in favor of something a lot lighter.........
Which I'd certainly consider if I was drag racing the car, but since mine is simply a cool street cruiser I'll stick with the heavy but COOL air grabber hood. And now be looking for a set of Charger hood hinges/springs!
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Re: 71/72 Road Runner Airgrabber hood weight
[Re: rrbrucea]
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08/14/13 06:54 PM
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HEAVY!
Sorry, couldn't help myself... I haven't weighed mine, but it is definitely heavier than the previous standard hood I had on the car. I also have to use a prop rod to keep the hood open as the AG hood will overwhelm the springs.
YES, they are very heavy! My car is clone from a purple 318 Satellite. It got the Road Runner treatment and the air grabber hood back around 1991 before anybody even used the word clone to describe these cars. The Satellite springs must have worked okay for all previous owners, but when I got the car in 2005, the springs were getting weak. I had Resto Rick rebuild my hinges and they held the hood up great for a year or so, then it went right back to the way it was before. Rick was nice enough to hook me up with a set of the correct springs. I took a picture of the two different springs while my buddy and I were swapping the springs out. If memory serves me, the longer spring is the plain Satellite hood spring.
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Re: 71/72 Road Runner Airgrabber hood weight
[Re: pinkduster]
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08/14/13 08:02 PM
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20 coils vs 18, and thicker, should equal a stronger spring.
'71 GTX N96 auto 3:55
'74 Challenger 440+6 4spd 4:10
'71 Duster 340 auto 4:10
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Re: 71/72 Road Runner Airgrabber hood weight
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08/14/13 08:03 PM
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I've heard the Air Grabber hood cars got Charger hood springs. The Charger hood is longer than the Satellite. Plymouths have the front valance and Dodge hood extend to the bumpers. Therefore need for heavier springs.
Correct, I just looked thru the factory parts books on the 71/2's, hood spring pn# 3586092 was used on 71 Chargers with or with out fresh air hoods, PN 3586088 was used on Sat/RR/GTX non air hoods, PN# 3586092 (Charger) was used on 71 RR/GTX with fresh air hoods...FYI the 71 4dr and wagon Satellites had a different part# all together even though those models had a full hood,...so the 71-4 Charger hood spring is what you Air Grabber guys need for your Plymouths
Mike
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Re: 71/72 Road Runner Airgrabber hood weight
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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08/15/13 05:57 PM
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The 70/71 parts book shows 4 different #s each with a unique # of coil turns, for the Belvedere/Roadrunner... Also they identified each by a different paint color dab.. Just my $0.02...
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