[FC] Engine Cover Support for Greenbrier

[Robert Marlow]

At 10:08 AM 4/21/2009, Ken Hand wrote:

>  I know there have been a few people use a gas strut for the lid. 
> The engineering isn't that hard to make a gas strut hold closed and 
> open when the lid is open. You will have to hinge the forward side.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: OHARECK at aol.com
>
>In the process of restoring our 65 Greenbrier, I would like to put a
>Corvair car engine lid support on the heavy and awkward engine cover. The
>Corvair car engine lid support that I have extends to about 17 1/2 
>inches. Is
>this the same for all supports. Any ideas or suggestions would be 
>appreciated.


If the stock spare tire is in the stock location, don't plan on the 
lid opening on a forward-mounted hinge.  The lid will hit the 
tire.  Either place the hinge on the tire side, use a skinny 
space-saver tire, or plan on taking the tire out every time you want 
to open the lid.

--Bob