Gas struts (their stuff)

It seemed from the factory and car show visits that gas struts on the bonnet and boot would look the part.

Somewhere I picked up the following specifications - Its on someones blog bit I cant remember - my apologies.

I started the boot first:

SGS engineering - GSSV8-200 Adjustable Stainless Gas Strut ref GSSV8-200-PT-LT

I purchased the Rod Protection Tube. - One on each side. I tried with only one but I think one puts a slight twist into the boot.

For the lower arm mounting I stiffened the glass fibre with a length of angled aluminium fixed in 4 places.

The top end - after initially getting it wrongly positioned ( see the extra two bolts) so the boot would not shut, I fixed into the D shaped reinforcing strut that is hollow in the centre. Fitting jack-nuts into the glass fibre and M6 bolts into the jack-nuts

The lower end fittings are fixed approximately 160mm back from the front edge of the bonnet/ boot. For the boot the top fitting sits in the curve of the lid and the mounting bracket needs a gentle curve to match the internal curvature.

Having gained some confidence I tackled the bonnet fitting :

SGS engineering - GSSV8-150 Adjustable Stainless Gas Strut GSSV8-150-PT-LT

I purchased the Rod Protection Tube and Safety Locking Tube for one side and the Rod Protection Tube only for the other.

For fixing I used the same process.