[07cob]

Greg

The brackets inside the boot are just 50mm angle brackets tek-screwed to the same cross member the boot hinges are swung from. On the boot (and the bonnet), I made up some Al angle brackets and glassed them to the boot/bonnet. They got painted and look like part of the body.

Warren is absolutely right about the fitment. They need to be fitted so they are effectively *over-centre* when the boot is closed so that the strut is keeping the boot shut. My struts are quite small and not too powerful. They are from the windows on a 4WD fibreglass canopy.

Warren, it was actually the bonnet stay on the bumble bee that inspired my struts in the first place. I recall the bonnet up at a breakfast meet and a string attached to stop it opening up too far and thought that there must be a better way. Struts seemed the obvious choice.

Cheers

Geof