i might end up just buying something like this and making it work:
http://www.raceinspired.com/pc-898-37-vision-technica-hood-damper-gas-shocks-struts-nissan-240sx-silvia-s13-1989-1991.aspx
I like'd what I saw on the blue Z here in okinawa. I especially liked all of the stainless steel small bolts and stuff. I'll be doing all that for sure!