C4 Clamshell hood Prop key
 

For those of you that do car shows/cruise ins what is one of your great fears of happening to your C4? For most it would be their clamshell hood slamming down and destroying the hood, windshield etc. from the wind or some knucklehead touching it! Well I came across a gentleman who machines a "prop key" that effectively takes away any chance of your hood coming down. His name is Carter and for $20 he can make one for you or for an extra $5 drill a hole to accommodate adding a keychain " remove before flight" ( you supply the keychain sold on eBay for cheap) or whatever you wish (shipping is included in price). I HIGHLY suggest getting the prop key drilled by Carter as the required hole is on a pretty steep angle and most don't have the equipment to do this. THIS WILL WORK WITH 88-96 C4's ONLY.

If you wish to order one you can contact Carter via email at ctmachining@gmail.com. He will respond to you with instructions to pay him via Paypal.

No, I do not know Carter or get a kick-back for helping him sell these, i just believe this is a very unique, effective and creative product that can prevent some major damage to our C4's and it is very nice looking (especially if you add the "Remove Before Flight" keychain) as opposed to a bolt or stick propping up the hood taking away from your presentation of your C4 at shows.

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Yep, Carter is the man! Here is how it looks without the hole and tag.


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I DO know Carter. He does excellent work and is a great asset for the ZR-1 community.
He is on here as Carter200. Also note he is a founding member.

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Or just stick a screwdriver in the hole... [emoji16]


Lou

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Carter does great work

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Just to clarify THIS WILL WORK WITH 88-96 C4's ONLY.

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I’ve owned C4’s for thirty years and never seen a need for a prop lock.
Is this an issue? Or do you guys just like that colorful tag?


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Yes, I broke the headlight bezel when working on the water pump. 🤬


Lou

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Normally the hoods will stay up just fine. It is that one case when it comes crashing down that makes a safety catch invaluable.
For reference, floor jacks rarely fail, but I always put stands underneath before I get under it. Only takes one slip to ruin an otherwise good day.
(By the way, I don't think the "colorful flag" comes with it.)

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I have knocked it and had the hood come down on me! I use a three point hitch tractor clip pin. I ground on it some the attached a short lanyard and it rests down near the horn. I use it always.