confused on hood help is appreciated!

[uniquesnd]

Confused on whether my car came with hood springs or gas shocks? when i bought the car it had no motor and the hood wasn't bolted on. It is an 86 buick regal limited and when i go to summit racing they offer gas shocks for the hood? Any help clearing this up is appreciated as the hood is heavy to hold up!

 

[regan j]

Im going to guess shocks, only a guess.

 

[uniquesnd]

I mean i have hinges bolted on the car with no springs found them in the trunk with the bolts and the hinges are flat.......so i am guessing shocks too but where and what do I need to look for? What do the shocks mount to?

 

[ZNix]

The hood has shocks. They are mounted to the hood hinge brackets themselves. Look and you will find.

Zack

 

[charlief1]

The last year for springs was either 79 or 80. After that it's shocks.

 

[uniquesnd]

so i was able to find some upper shock mounts since mine were missing but when i found them they were just sitting in the engine bay of the car at the junkyard someone had already gotten the hood. Well i took them home and cleaned them up and painted them but when i started looking at them after they dried the left side one looks almost flat but the right side one has a bend to it is this the way its supposed to look?

 

[uniquesnd]

yea it was bent figured it was but have not had time to compare them to the hood till today! A block of wood and a sledge hammer worked it out though!