Ram Air Hood Swap
#1
Ram Air Hood Swap
I've been searching for about 20 minutes and can't find a write up for changing my 98 v6 hood over to a ws6 hood. I see two bolts per side near the cowl and two bolts per side by the hood struts. Is it that simple? And how do I go about making adjustments to it after putting it on.
By all means, if there is a sticky I missed, please post a link.
By all means, if there is a sticky I missed, please post a link.
#3
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Yep, it's pretty straight forward for the swap. When you start adjusting the hood, leave the gas struts off and tighten down the four bolts just tight enough so the hood can raise and lower without sliding around, but loose enough that you can still move the hood around with some shoves with your hands. It took me a couple afternoons of fiddling with it to get it just right and I was lucky enough to have a friend come over with a factory WS6 for me to look at and compare with, but you'll get it straight eventually. It just takes patience!
#4
Thanks guys. I see two bolts per side by the cowl. I assume I get the struts off first (a friend said they are just clipped on there so I pull them off) then have someone hold the hood up while I get the bolts off near the cowl? By the cowl I mean the thing in front of the windshield of course.
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Thanks guys. I see two bolts per side by the cowl. I assume I get the struts off first (a friend said they are just clipped on there so I pull them off) then have someone hold the hood up while I get the bolts off near the cowl? By the cowl I mean the thing in front of the windshield of course.