Couple of observations re: Camaro @ Detroit Show - Page 3 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Rogue Leader · 01-16-2009, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbodfather

Yes!

I did!

.......and the prop rod doubles as a 2 x 4 or a baseball bat!!!!

*insert woman's scream here*

Wouldn't be the first camaro I owned that the hood was held up with a 2x4.....

josh1147 · 01-17-2009, 09:39 AM

Well to answer the OP original concern, go ahead and remove the OEM bracket and strut to install your bracing.

Then when you want to open the hood to do something, just "use your head" to hold the hood up!!

bobby35ny · 01-17-2009, 09:43 AM

Having the gas filler on the wrong side of the car don't bother anyone?

-bobby

Mr_Draco · 01-17-2009, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobby35ny

Having the gas filler on the wrong side of the car don't bother anyone?

-bobby

Not really as it means I can get in and out of the gas station quicker and not have to wait in line.

MerF · 01-17-2009, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobby35ny

Having the gas filler on the wrong side of the car don't bother anyone?

-bobby

Which side is the correct side, exactly? I don't ever remember seeing a written standard before.

Rodrunner · 01-17-2009, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogue Leader

Wouldn't be the first camaro I owned that the hood was held up with a 2x4.....

Yeah, seemed I was replacing them annually on my '85, or using the 2x4.

Rodrunner · 01-17-2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MerF

Which side is the correct side, exactly? I don't ever remember seeing a written standard before.

You don't know? It's the paragraph just before the "which side of the car the battery is mounted on" standard.

FxsX24 · 01-17-2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MerF

Which side is the correct side, exactly? I don't ever remember seeing a written standard before.

a good portion of gm vehicles are all left hand fuel fill

i think with two struts for the hood. if both were not exactly the same the hood would lift crooked, and close the same way

of course they have done dual struts on many things without issue

could be a clearance issue so it was left to one

*DGthe3* · 01-18-2009, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobby35ny

Having the gas filler on the wrong side of the car don't bother anyone?

-bobby

Quote:

Originally Posted by FxsX24

a good portion of gm vehicles are all left hand fuel fill

Mines on the right. Its handy with a coupe because you never have to worry about hitting the pump with the door. And a pump is almost always open to you without having to wait, drive around, or back in.

vsgls1 · 01-18-2009, 04:23 PM

I used a broken graphite golf club...Then again, it was a carbon fiber hood.

*The_Blur* · 01-18-2009, 04:33 PM

Pedders has been working on the Camaro. If anyone is worried about this, I'm sure dms can answer the question. I'll go ahead and PM dms right now.

Info@PeddersUSA.com · 01-19-2009, 01:27 PM

I was unaware of the hood shock concern until now. We already have a strut tower brace for the Zeta. Here is a picture of it:

The G8 has dual hood struts near the outer end. No issues there with the tower brace.

We will have to wait and see. Pedders USA has a Camaro on order as you would expect. This will be our test car

mike
dms

detroitboy · 01-20-2009, 12:48 AM

If you put two of those heavily charged cylinders on that aluminum hood it might end up bent from trying to close it!
Ya can't see it anyway when you're driving it instead of parking it.

zebra · 01-20-2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DerbyChamp06

There are several hood up photo's on the thread "Road Trip in Victory Red Camaro" on photos forum. (Just scroll down towards middle and bottom photos)....No tower brace on the car though.

i was talking about the GS Camaro... it's the only one with a strut tower brace, which is what the OP was talking about.

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01-17-2009, 09:39 AM	#30
josh1147 Delivered 29June09 Drives: Early Order Camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 411 View My Garage	Well to answer the OP original concern, go ahead and remove the OEM bracket and strut to install your bracing. Then when you want to open the hood to do something, just "use your head" to hold the hood up!!

01-19-2009, 01:27 PM	#40
Info@PeddersUSA.com Drives: 5th Gen Rental Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New England Posts: 1,901	I was unaware of the hood shock concern until now. We already have a strut tower brace for the Zeta. Here is a picture of it: The G8 has dual hood struts near the outer end. No issues there with the tower brace. We will have to wait and see. Pedders USA has a Camaro on order as you would expect. This will be our test car mike dms