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Old 03-18-2010, 03:55 PM
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He'd probably think....."Well done boys...That sure looks and works way better than a stick"!

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Old 03-18-2010, 04:25 PM
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Geof & Warren

Unfortunately I'm painted so glassing on is a prob, I'll come up with something, thanks for the tips though.

Spoke to the guy at Struts r us, very helpful

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Hi Greg,

I have struts on my CR but they are actually attached to the hinge metalwork and push the hinge brackets up - I can post a pic if you wish.

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Old 03-18-2010, 10:11 PM
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I am sure you are right Warren.. I had some struts but felt that they were just too strong. Will investigate further.

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Old 03-19-2010, 10:47 PM
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Thanks 2 G's Gregg

A pic or 2 would be great. Every little idea helps when trying to fathom out the options

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Old 03-20-2010, 02:20 AM
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A pic or 2 would be great. Every little idea helps when trying to fathom out the options

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These two pics are from the manual but they are exactly how I have mine done. Works well. I dont know the ratings on the struts, let me know if you want to know them.

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Old 03-20-2010, 03:48 PM
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Ahh so thats how CR do it.

I'll see if i can adapt this for the Harrison, for a start the hinges are tubular.

The pressure would be great if you could, maybe there's a Newton Metre (NM) number printed on them.

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Old 03-20-2010, 05:49 PM
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Keep in mind that they might get in the way a bit if they're mounted IN the boot,rather than how Geof or myself have them mounted.....not saying it's definitely better...but it MIGHT be.
The bonnet ones look fine either way.

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Old 03-21-2010, 12:15 AM
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I reckon he would think "How can I make a buck out of that"
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Ahh so thats how CR do it.

I'll see if i can adapt this for the Harrison, for a start the hinges are tubular.

The pressure would be great if you could, maybe there's a Newton Metre (NM) number printed on them.

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Hi Greg.

front and back are bothl 200N

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Old 03-21-2010, 03:32 AM
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Keep in mind that they might get in the way a bit if they're mounted IN the boot,rather than how Geof or myself have them mounted.....not saying it's definitely better...but it MIGHT be.
The bonnet ones look fine either way.

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You're right Wazza, they do get in the way a little bit, but my boot is quite deep so they are not too much of a hassle (yet).

The bonnet location is good as it allows unrestricted access to the engine bay without a strut getting in your way.

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