How would you go about making Custom Hood Struts for a 6066 C10 pickup? Well follow along and see how I did it! Check out this video to see the Custom Hood Struts Fabrication Project on my Dad's 1965 GMC C10 build. I'll walk you through the why and how of fabricating these custom hood struts, mounting brackets and all.

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0:00 – Intro
0:39 – DISCLAIMER
1:15 – The Why / Problems
4:21 – Preparing the Hood
6:20 The Design Start
8:13 Cutting And Grinding
9:26 Cross Brace Install
11:00 What Hood Struts and Mockup
14:25 Brackets and Final Setup
16:29 Demonstration
17:17 Conclusion
18:44 Outro

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