hey guys just wondering if anyone has replaced the bonnet stay with 2 bonnet struts? seen a set on ebay for a 1600 and kinda got me wondering. wouldnt be too hard just want to know if anyone has done it before so i know what to use and how to do it.

yea grab them out of a vt commonwhore and its a piss easy install

Has anyone ever fitted a Datsun 1000 bonnet stay system to a 1200? I love how the 1000 does it. Hmmm there is one thing a 1000 does better...

not sure champ. wha exactly does 1000 bonnet stay look like anyways?

is it like a 1600 one?

The one I saw (Datsun 1000) was a Canada model, it had a sliding bonnet stay -- not a simple prop rod like the JDM models. It looked like an MGB prop rod but, so maybe it wasn't a Datsun part. It was slick


This is how they do it on 1600 (Datsun model 510) -- Need a strut on each hinge since the hood flexes. The strut goes from the body down behind the strut tower to the hood hinge

Honda struts -- struts from Honda Civic 92-95 trunk lid or hatchback

OR

DQ shows you the simple steps to install gas hood struts.
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I made one up from a gas strut meant from a tool box.

Hey looks good, that is the only 1200 I've seen done up like that. How long is the strut or do you have the ovesco part #? Did you do both sides or does it work with just the one?

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I can get a part number. I only put one side on but it really needs two or a stronger strut.

That looks good. Yes, please list the part number