911sc rear decklid question

[ngc414]

Someone put a turbo whale tail on my 79 911sc at some point. Right now when I open it I need to prop it with something. My question is what should be used to keep it open? Did they have a shock or spring of some kind? Does anyone have pics of their decklid set-up?

[vash]

i use a carbon arrow for my prop. stock, there was a hood shock on the left side. tails are too heavy for it. some guys double up the shock, but there is some risk on cracking fiberglass tails.

[tcar]

Some cars have provision for a second shock on the right side.

I just put 2 on the left side w/ a longer bolt. Works fine.

[Fast Corners]

You can use a dual shock set up on the left side. There is a kit for this. If you go this route I recommend using 2 used shocks since 2 new shocks puts a lot of strain on the hinge.

There is also a turbo rear deck lid shock that is a larger diameter.