DIY Hood Cylinder - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

ChinoCharles · 06-21-2007, 01:47 AM

Instant gratification.

yrsdrgn · 06-21-2007, 01:58 AM

nice

LucaItalia83 · 06-21-2007, 06:46 AM

mmm where is the post of the buy group ?

churp · 06-21-2007, 02:19 PM

Got the cylinder this morning and installed in about 2 minutes at break. Works great...at about half way up the hood will hold itself, 3/4 of the way it will raise itself, below half way hood will drop and latch itself so you don't have to slam the hood. Most time consuming part was removing the bar code sticker from the cylinder.

Will try to post completed pic's tonight. I'm happy!!!!

OxyG3nE · 06-21-2007, 09:27 PM

it make me want make my own kit too lol

churp · 06-21-2007, 11:03 PM

finally got pic's just before the downpour.

Pic 1 hood all the way up
Pic 2 neutral position
Pic's 3-5 cylinder views
Sorry about the dirty engine

Some may feel the 30# cylinder is a little weak if they want the hood to rise more on it's own, so 40# would be better with these brackets. The ball studs both require 5/16" mounting holes in the brackets, 5/16-18 nuts, and optional star lock washers. Both the holes in the brackets for the mounting bolts are 10 mm or about .40" in diameter. The stud hole in the lower bracket is about 6" from the bend, and the mounting hole is 1.5" from the bend.

Would like to get more detailed but may not have time till next week. Actually all the info is in this thread but pretty disjointed...PM me if more info is needed, or can put togeather a more complete post with finished brackets (not the prototypes shown here) if interested.

The brackets were only painted aluminum for these pic's....be creative aluminum or stainless can be polished, powder coated or painted. Costs were...$17+ for cylinder and attachments, shipping from MSC estimated at $5 (haven't received the bill at work),scrap steel used for brackets, and 2 nuts w/4 star lockwashers. No drilling was done on the car and existing Yarii bolts were used for mounting. Good luck

yrsdrgn · 06-21-2007, 11:44 PM

Looks pretty good

*kimona* · 06-22-2007, 12:11 AM

I think it's great!

The 30# cylinder is probably quite satisfactory; it supports the hood at 50% and 100%, and makes for an gentle close without having to slam the hood.

cali yaris · 06-22-2007, 12:29 AM

nice!! and... the halfway position is GREAT for car shows. c'mon send me one... !!

plus.....then I can re-locate my battery to the trunk more easily. yeah!

yrsdrgn · 06-22-2007, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

nice!! and... the halfway position is GREAT for car shows. c'mon send me one... !!

plus.....then I can re-locate my battery to the trunk more easily. yeah!

I'm curious as to why you want to relocate the battery to the trunk

YarisGuy · 06-22-2007, 12:46 AM

Very cool

churp · 06-22-2007, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimona54

I think it's great!

The 30# cylinder is probably quite satisfactory; it supports the hood at 50% and 100%, and makes for an gentle close without having to slam the hood.

I'm happy with the 30# cylinder, and it holds well when all the way up (which is the important goal)....just wanted to make sure that everyone knew that the 40# would also work fine, just a little stiffer, but the 20# is probably a no-go. All related to where I positioned my brackets of course...and there is no cost difference between the cylinders (by #'s force anyway). Also the polished stainless cylinders are available from MSC for $40-$50......other resources for cylinders on line are McMaster Carr and Graingers, plus probably many more.

churp · 06-23-2007, 12:55 AM

Made a lower bracket out of 1/8" material tonight and it is too weak....It needs to be 1/4" x 1" like the prototype, which is a bear for the do-it-yourselfer to do. I made the prototype in a large shop vise using a BFHammer, other ways would be heating at the bend with a torch, or using a press brake if available. Just letting you know!

churp · 06-23-2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LucaItalia83

mmm where is the post of the buy group ?

Not sure.

...I may have missed a few of the last posts on that thread. But can't believe a group buy couldn't be set up by anyone....just whoever sets it up would have to insure they have no ties with the supplier or in business for themselves. I'm assuming the forums rules try to insure sales threads are kept in classifieds or supporting vendor categories...hope I'm not too far off base in assuming this.

Black Yaris · 06-23-2007, 12:56 PM

that is what happened... I goofed and got shut down :(

Black Yaris · 06-23-2007, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yrsdrgn

I'm curious as to why you want to relocate the battery to the trunk

so you can gut the spare and rear seats, move the battery to the back for better weight distubtion

Sabretooth · 06-23-2007, 08:53 PM

Woo, lets get rear ended, then let the acid leak into the gas tank!

Kaboom anyone?

eTiMaGo · 06-23-2007, 10:06 PM

that would need a very very veeery unfortunate, unlucky, and improbable sequence of events to puncture both the battery and the tank and have the liquids mix!!

06-21-2007, 01:58 AM	#20
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06-21-2007, 06:46 AM	#21
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06-21-2007, 02:19 PM	#22
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Got the cylinder this morning and installed in about 2 minutes at break. Works great...at about half way up the hood will hold itself, 3/4 of the way it will raise itself, below half way hood will drop and latch itself so you don't have to slam the hood. Most time consuming part was removing the bar code sticker from the cylinder. Will try to post completed pic's tonight. I'm happy!!!! __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

06-21-2007, 11:44 PM	#25
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	Looks pretty good __________________

06-22-2007, 12:29 AM	#27
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	nice!! and... the halfway position is GREAT for car shows. c'mon send me one... !! plus.....then I can re-locate my battery to the trunk more easily. yeah! __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

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06-21-2007, 09:27 PM	#23
OxyG3nE Drives: Toyota Yaris 2007 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Montreal , Quebec , Canada Posts: 373	it make me want make my own kit too lol

06-22-2007, 12:11 AM	#26
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	I think it's great! The 30# cylinder is probably quite satisfactory; it supports the hood at 50% and 100%, and makes for an gentle close without having to slam the hood.

06-22-2007, 12:46 AM	#29
YarisGuy Drives: 2006 Yaris Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA Posts: 203	Very cool __________________ It's a red yaris

06-23-2007, 12:55 AM	#31
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Made a lower bracket out of 1/8" material tonight and it is too weak....It needs to be 1/4" x 1" like the prototype, which is a bear for the do-it-yourselfer to do. I made the prototype in a large shop vise using a BFHammer, other ways would be heating at the bend with a torch, or using a press brake if available. Just letting you know! __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

06-23-2007, 12:56 PM	#33
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eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	that would need a very very veeery unfortunate, unlucky, and improbable sequence of events to puncture both the battery and the tank and have the liquids mix!! __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

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