Hi Mike,
I really don't know any other way to louver the BN2 bonnet, except to
remove the inner bracing. There just isn't room to get the louver press
into the proper areas without. The pattern was definitely done to
provide space for the strap.
Larry gives a pretty good outline of what needs to be done to get the
louvers in:
http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/page21.html
Paul Schwartz - lucashly@aol.com , (925) 254-5001, used to do bonnet
louvering. You might try to contact him.
Dave Russell
BN2
WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
> I don't think you remove the sheetmetal. The louver pattern fits around
> the existing braces. The gap toward the rear of the pattern is due to
> the braces, not the strap.
>
> Bill Lawrence
>
>> From: Mike MacLean <macleans@earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: Mike MacLean <macleans@earthlink.net>
>> To: healeys@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Louvers
>> Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:47:42 -0800
>>
>> How do you get the sheet metal off a bonnet to have it louvered and
>> where can I get it done? I have a solid aluminum bonnet, but am
>> converting the car to an "M" during the restoration.
>>
>> --
>> Mike MacLean
>> 60 Sprite
>> 56 BN2
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~macleans/
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