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Re: Crash Rebuild

To: PVanDuyne@aol.com, spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Crash Rebuild
From: Marcus Toups <stronzini@kaplantel.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:42:27 -0500
The GT6 bonnet should be a direct replacement.  A friend once had a Spit
with one of these.  It was a little funny looking at first, but it grew
on you after a while!

PVanDuyne@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Listers
> 
>         I have decided to fix the car that the dumb current owner used to 
>push a
> Toyota 4Runner. I think the repair can be done for under $1000 (ouch) w/o a
> total repaint ( I'm still thinking about this one). My question for the list
> has to do with fit up and/or features of used bonnets. I am visiting a salvage
> yard Saturday that has several Spit noses and at least one GT6 nose. I am
> aware of the standard stress crack areas ( you should see these after using
> the car as a battering ram ) are there any other considerations when choosing
> a replacement? Can a
> GT6 bonnett fit a 1980 Spit?
> 
> Thanks for your help
> 
> Pete
> 1980 Spit (Healing)

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