Re: More PA assembly questions

["Peter Green" <p.green@mgk3.co.uk>]

Lawrie,

You should have six holes in each piece of metal covered wood. The two 
fixing holes should be about 5" and 24" from the front. The first hole 
(approx 5" from the front) should line up with a hole in the chassis, the 
second hole (approx 24" from the front) should line up with a hole in a 
right angle bracket bolted to the bulkhead support, this bracket is approx 
1" x 1.5" and about 3" long, it is bolted to the bulkhead support with two 
bolts. The other four holes (the first pair are about 3.5" and 5" from the 
front and the second pair are about 31.5" and 33" from the front) are used 
for fixing the lower part of the bonnet catches.

If you require some pictures I will send them to you.

Peter.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: "MMM Group" <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:25 PM
Subject: More PA assembly questions


> Thanks to various list members, I have now managed to get my body tub
> properly attached to the chassis of my PA 2-seater. Also installed are the
> firewall and the radiator, enabling fitting of the bonnet and various
> firewall braces. So far, so good. Next in my pile of old parts were two
> flat, metal-covered wood pieces which obviously run horizontally from just
> behind the radiator to the front of the base of the body tub. Old holes
> indicate that to these pieces were attached the catches for the bonnet
> latches.
>
> My problem now is that I cannot determine how to attach these pieces to 
> the
> car. There is a hole at the forward end of each piece which lines up with 
> a
> hole on the top of the chassis just behind the radiator. There are also
> holes just forward of the firewall but there is nothing beneath these 
> holes
> (they are outboard of the chassis). Photos I took at GoF seem to indicate
> that bolts go down through these holes but what do they attach to? And are
> these two attachment points the only ones that secure these side pieces to
> the car? To cope with the upward pull of the bonnet catches I would have
> expected a rather more secure method of attachment.
>
> As always, any pointers, photos, etc. from fellow PA owners will be much
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lawrie Alexander
>
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