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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 08:26 AM
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don't know if i'm posting in the right section,but here goes.Next week my car is going to the body shop to change my ta hood for a factory ws6 hood,do i need to change the struts as the ws6 is fiberglass and lighter than the regular hood?if so where would i get new struts,dealership?
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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I did the swap on my firebird V6 and everything matched up just fine. I just used all the hardware from regular hood for my ws6 hood and everything went together just fine.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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Hey great,can't wait till next week.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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Like he said ^.... Stock struts will work. I used the same ones for my WS9
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Like he said ^.... Stock struts will work. I used the same ones for my WS9
Hey,you're 1 of my friends on fquick,how ya doin?thanks for the info i'll post when i get it on.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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Hey there friend . I'm doing well...how about you? I'm so anxious to get my hood painted...can hardly wait but it wont be till June . Uggh...the agony of waiting!

Look forward to seeing the pics of yours painted/installed
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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I'm doing great,just took my ta out of the garage for the 1st time this year ,gave her a great wash and then went 4 a drive.Its great to be back to shifting.i missed it all winter.
Got a whole bunch of things i'm going to be doing,just waiting for my Konis,but i have to wait till may ,cause they're back ordered,i have Strano lowering springs and i'll put them on when i get the konis,as well as lca's and panhard.If i sell my wheels and tires i'll get my new 1's from Toms.Its going to be a great summer.See ya
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