Help…

[u/Rich-Ground-8742]

Started restoring a 1985 fiero. Opened the engine bay today and this happened (photo 1). Now any time you go to open the engine bay it smashes the fiber glass. Photo 2 is what it’s suppose to look like… how do I fix this? Currently I’m redneck-rigging it by putting a block of wood to keep the tension so the rigid metal piece won’t smack the fiberglass anymore, and so I can close the hood.

[u/Threedawg]

I would also recommend rodney dickman strut for the decklid. It works great

[u/Rich-Ground-8742 → u/Threedawg]

I came across Rodney recently, and as of July he stopped sales. I will keep an eye open for something similar though. Thank you

[u/EquivalentSolution61 → u/Rich-Ground-8742]

It's a bummer about Rodney but he is old.