Re: Hood Prop

["David A Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>]

What year aeorstar?


        David A. Templeton
        Open Text Corp.
        Waterloo, ON
        Canada
        N2L-5Z5
       - 74 Spitfire - "Spit-Six"
       - 76 Spitfire 1500 - Parts
       - 95 GMC 2500 Ext LB 4x4
       - 99 GMC Safari
       - 66 Ford Mustang (the wife's)




----- Original Message -----
From: <Tburke4@aol.com>
To: <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>; <djcarpen@hotmail.com>;
<reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Hood Prop


>
> Hi folks,
>
> I have an Aerostar which has a very heavy rear hatch and a pretty strong,
> highly stressed pair of struts. They look like they could do the job if
> properly mounted. Their compressed length is 17.5" (measured to the c/l of
> the pivot pins holding them) and their extended length is 24.25" (as
> installed on the Aerostar). There should be plenty of these in your local
> boneyard.
>
> Tom Burke
> 80 Spit