Maybe I'm just accustomed to being a mediator, but I have to believe that BOTH
are sources of the cracking. My GT6 came with cracks (as did my prior GT6), and
when I installed new rubber cones, it became clear that the revised dimensions
were putting stresses on the sheet metal around the latches. But I know that
using the latches as lifting handles doesn't help the situation. In fact,
clamping down the overtight latches created flexing and stresses on the cracked
area which looked just like the stresses caused by lifting with the latches.
Scott Barr
scott.barr@mccarty-law.com
72 GT6 (with cracks)
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Subject: Re: spitfire questions
Author: PC:dezn490@wadnr.gov
Date: 5/21/98 9:45 AM
I'am sorry but I must disagree with Joe on the source of cracks
around the bonnet latches. I have owned my GT6 since 1976 and have
alwise used the bonnet latches for opening the bonnet and I don't
have cracks around my latches.
I feel the cause for the cracking is improper ajustment of the bonnet
posts (little rubber cones). I have seen many cases where this poor
adjustment cases the latches to pull the bonnet down and the latch
to be very very tight. This causes the latch to become over stressed
and the stresss is transfered to the opening for the latch and being
it's a thinner metal that the latch it self this is where the stress
is released.
So sorry Joe I can not agree with your theory.
Dave Eaton
71 GT6 MK3
62&65 Heralds
TSSC NW/USA/rep
Olympia, Washington (the state)
dezn490@wadnr.gov
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