Are the aluminium bonnet hinges really custom made for each speedster (for perfect shutlines...)
As they broke on my VS when I lost my bonnet on the road, do I have to redo them myself or can I buy a replacement set from VS ??
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Are the aluminium bonnet hinges really custom made for each speedster (for perfect shutlines...)
As they broke on my VS when I lost my bonnet on the road, do I have to redo them myself or can I buy a replacement set from VS ??
As they broke on my VS when I lost my bonnet on the road, do I have to redo them myself or can I buy a replacement set from VS ??
They are the same ....you just lay the broken pieces on the new ones to get the mounting hole alignment right....
I have had them made for me out of 5/16" aluminum and also stainless steel so they can be buffed out to a show quality finish
Alan M
I have had them made for me out of 5/16" aluminum and also stainless steel so they can be buffed out to a show quality finish
Alan M
OOOOOOOuch! Sorry to hear about your bonnet blues... Is it my impression that the hinges are some sort of sand casting(judging by their ,unique, finish?) and therefore sort of frail?
Alan, in your build experience have you ever tried to use actual 356 hood and (leave as is), (leave as is) hinges?
Dale Bates, oh, yoo-hoo, was that (leave as is), (leave as is) hinge apparatus your work or is that another reason IM sort of leaves some folks in the detail dust?
MM
PS... Thank you Theron. I used speelcheck for the first time and it worked and exceeded my creative writing levels! Except the paranthetic (leave as is)... Uh, how I make 'em go away?
Alan, in your build experience have you ever tried to use actual 356 hood and (leave as is), (leave as is) hinges?
Dale Bates, oh, yoo-hoo, was that (leave as is), (leave as is) hinge apparatus your work or is that another reason IM sort of leaves some folks in the detail dust?
MM
PS... Thank you Theron. I used speelcheck for the first time and it worked and exceeded my creative writing levels! Except the paranthetic (leave as is)... Uh, how I make 'em go away?
Paul, You must be talking of the hanging down part on the rear engine lid that the pneumatic deal that holds up the lid slides up and down in. ? It is not mine, nor Intermeccanicas, my friend, the "infamous Rich" came up with that so the pneumatic thingy would hold the engine lid up with the added weight of a luggage rack. It actually held the engine lid up with a 30 pound suitcase full of clothes on it. A 356 guy on the tour that saw it said that he doubted if the original mechanism would have held the suitcase that well.
Paul,
No never tried the originals ....I do like the way the stainless or polished aluminum turns out and not too expensive. I would post prices but "the one man machine shop" that does them for me on a as needed bases really gets cranky as he hates buffing.
Alan
No never tried the originals ....I do like the way the stainless or polished aluminum turns out and not too expensive. I would post prices but "the one man machine shop" that does them for me on a as needed bases really gets cranky as he hates buffing.
Alan