David: My concern is for the interchangeability of a BGT hood/bonnet with a
roadster hood/bonnet. I assumed all Mk. I bonnets are compatible but I wasn't
certain about the GT. As a matter of curiousity, are all B roadster bonnets the
same? from 1962 to 1980?
Frank "Swamp Yankee" Krajewski
http://www.bmcne.com
David Councill wrote:
> The bonnets should be completely compatible from 1964 to at least the early
> 70s, from my own experience anyway. There may be some differences on the
> prop from early to later years perhaps but 67BGT to 64B should be the same.
>
> David
> 67 BGT
> 71 BGT
>
> At 12:40 PM 3/29/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Probably a dumb question so you can't accuse me of inconsistency. I want
> >to swap the good aluminum bonnet/hood from my 1967 MGBGT parts car to my
> >1964 MGB roadster since the PO installed a steel bonnet on the 1964. Are
> >they compatible? Will the 67 MGBGT bonnet fit my 64 B Roadster without
> >any modifications? Just thought I would ask rather than remove both
> >bonnets only to find they aren't exchangable. I assume if the BGT
> >bonnet fits the 64 roadster then the reverse is likewise no problem,
> >i.e. the steel bonnet from the 64 will fit the 67 BGT.
> >Frank "Swamp Yankee" Krajewski
> >http://www.bmcne.com
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