Stu and Listers,

The gas strut idea sounds good....

Has anybody else on the list tried this?

Jon

On Mon, 1 May 2000, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> My '84 has a cable and spring assist mechanism in the support rods.  It
> helps some, but not a whole lot, and I don't know how you would fix it
> if it broke.
>
> One of these days I am going to install a pair of gas struts like the
> Eurovan campers have.  I did this with the "dead weight" trunk lid on my
> MGB and it worked great, preventing many bruised arms and lost fingers.
> I just need to find a pair with the right length, strength, and
> attachments out of the thousands that are available!
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