Just kidding!

[John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>]

>>John Hofstetter wrote:
>>> bottom, much as would the covers of a book. OK now, the hood on my Scout
>>> could hold a whole lot of crap and then simply come back down into place
>>> bringing all its special stuff with it. Miss the battery and the air
>>> cleaner cover, and I could attach a lot of stuff to that hood. If I used
>>> an Optima battery, I could mount my extra battery to that hood. Where
>>> will I put the hydraulic pump to lift the hood up?
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>Why don't you pick up a set of used convertible rams with the hydraulic
>hoses,plumb them into the power steering pump using a good quality 3 way
>valve. Set the bottoms of the rams into clevis pins and yokes mounted into
>easily fabricated brackets hanging from the
>inner fender and core support (for ease of adjustment) or directly off of
>the frame depending on the throw of the ram.
>Then make an inner support on 3 sides of the hood for support with a yoke
>set up for the ram tops,angle measurement would be very simple
>and only dependent on max. throw.
>Mount your 3 way valve inside next to the drivers seat,with your hoses
>either run under the vehicle or through the firewall.
>As for tapping off of the power steering pump,i used a Cadillac  pump which
>has more pressure,very easy to have a tee made by any auto
>parts store that carries Weatherhead hydraulic accessories.
>I have done this setup on a 1975 Datsun p/u that we converted to 4x4
>status,with a small block chev,all Scout running gear,and a complete one
>piece tilt front end made from the original metal parts. We had 44 " Cepecks
>on this rig.
>The rams i would recommend using on something like this would be early 60's
>Chrysler full size,as they seem to have a lot of lift and last
>a long time.I rebuilt mine before installing them and only cost around
>$30.00 for the kits.
>Dennis

Geez, Dennis,
I was just kidding, and now you have all the details worked out.
John Hofstetter