I had my hinges rebuilt last year by Wilson at Hood Hinge Repair and they worked well most of the summer, then started to droop. Bought a couple 1970 springs and they did not hold as well as the new springs supplied by Hood Hinge Repair. Just got a couple of the 240 springs and they hold well. We'll see if this fix lasts. I will say I liked the rebuild Hood Hinge Repair did, very nice work and the hinges are very tight.

might be the same I got on my first go around...they worked , but just for a very short time , like 6 months, then sagging...I re installed originals and added the Volvo inner springs , worked better

That is what I was referring to. I got the Volvo inner springs from ebay.

Got my Volvo springs off Ebay, put them on today and BAM!! erect hood,

Used bent coat hanger to install in like 10 seconds each.

good , great that this helps many! I cannot take credit for the idea though , it was my buddy Rolf , Volvo mechanic!

I'm due for a set of new ones. With the TA springs, does the hood also lift easier? And since the original Firebird springs part #3848272 was considered a "heavy duty" spring, I'm wondering if I replace my old ones, would I have better luck with staying with the original style or the T/A style?