Sorry to hear of your problem..maybe this story will lighten your mood. I
was visiting a LBC repair shop that my friend owned at the time. One
customer was the typical I-know-it-all sort of person that wanted to save
money by doing little jobs himself, supply all the parts himself and give
instructions. My friend knew him for many years, so put up with him and
his mannerism that drive most shop owners mad.
Anyway, my friend had done some pretty major work that required removing
the bonnet, but this customer wanted to save money by re-installing it and
a few other things himself...at this point, you all know where I'm
heading...customer was late, in a rush to get home, didn't have time/want
to listen to my friend give him instructions and bang....dimpled bonnet.
The customer just looked at the result, looked at us, walked out of the
shop and drove home. He called the next day to have my friend fix, repaint
and install the bonnet.
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From: James Henningsen [mailto:jdhenn@cfl.rr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 6:40 PM
To: 6 Pack TR6 List
Subject: Bonnet securing hardware warning
Howdy listers,
I have some bad news from the restoration front. I have found out
something that you all might new to be aware of if replacing the
hardware that secures the bonnet (hood) to the bonnet securing hinges.
The parts catalog shows that there are eight bolts with the same bolt
number that are required. See pg 361 of TRF green catalog - part HU807P
(#FD37). Two of the eight bolts mount to the side of the bonnet. Upon
install of a new set of bolts from TRF, I noticed (after of course) that
the bolt is too long as it left a nice dimple on the top side of the
bonnet. :-( It just happened to be my freshly repainted hood of
course. I didn't even look closely at the original bolts to look for
size difference since they are all the same part number. However, on
examination of the old bolts (I assume orignal since they have the
pointed tip) I noticed that two are shorter than the rest. I checked
with Dave at TRF and he checked the original Triumph parts books and
they also showed the eight bolts with the same length. Has anyone had
this problem? Are all 8 bolts supposed to be the same length?
Jim Henningsen
Bummed in Kissimmee
75 TR6
80 TR7
William Whitmoyer
69 TR6
90 BMW iX
91 CRX Si
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