Masonite will break if bent like that panel. I would cut it at the bend
point and look for a way to rejoin the pieces in a hinge-ish sort of
arangement...careful use of wide mystic tape might be enough.
ctp
At 2:24 PM -0600 1/10/98, Mark Endicott wrote:
>Spridgeteers:
>
>Great minds must think alike because I too have been working on
>putting a new interior in the Midget. I have cut out all new panels,
>and put the originals in a safe place. The only one that I am having
>a problem with is the one that is behind the seat that separates the
>boot. It has a "bend" in it a few inches down from the top. I am
>using hardboard (masonite) and I am having a problem trying to figure
>how it is bent. I suppose that a long metal brake (I don't have one)
>could bend it but it looks like it would break in half. Suggestions
>would be appreciated.
>
>Next is the Bonnet release cable, I haven't tried to get it out yet
>but it looks like a bear to get to?
>
>Also, if anyone needs a pattern of the panels let me know, it would be
>a simple matter to trace them now before the new vinyl goes on.
>
>TIA
>
>--
>Mark
>WB0NOO
>1970 MG Midget MK III
>S/V Witchcraft, S2-27
>Nashville, Tennessee
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