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After having an unlatched TR3 hood (bonnet) lift up and fold back onto the =
windscreen, a front hinged bonnet holds a special appeal.
(Hint, don't trust that the safety catch will work.=C2=A0 That was a $1,000=
mistake.)
A front-hinged apron would make radiator replacement much simpler but hardl=
y seems worth the effort.=C2=A0 The chap with the single-piece front clip s=
aid it was done du to some collision damage.=C2=A0 But some folks do things=
just for the novelty of it.=C2=A0 To add their personal touch.=C2=A0 My TR=
6 has an automatically opening scuttle vent.=C2=A0 I devised a mechanism us=
ing an HVAC damper motor from a Ford that opens the vent using engine vacuu=
m and a solenoid dumps the vacuum when the engine is shut down.=C2=A0 Why?=
=C2=A0 Because I could.=C2=A0 One of a kind.=C2=A0 But this is much more su=
btle than what some are doing.
It's interesting that the Spitfire front clip is a simple assembly of stamp=
ed sheet metal pieces whereas the XKE hood has its own framework.=C2=A0 I w=
onder if the TR3 sheetmetal is stout enough to not need a frame.
Dave=20
=20
On Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 09:52:14 PM CDT, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@g=
mail.com> wrote: =20
It's been done, Dave Massey.=C2=A0 IIRC, the TR Register (UK) forum had a =
thread 10+ years ago on how an apron was converted to front-hinged..=C2=A0 =
I'm not going hunting for=C2=A0it though -- it offends the originalist in m=
e.=C2=A0 :)
On the same general subject, I saw this ugly-a$$ sidescreen TR in Monaco du=
ring Grand Prix weekend a few years ago (2017, I think).=C2=A0 Not exactly =
a full tilt, but kind of a goofy mod for the work that would have been invo=
lved.https://photos.smugmug.com/Europe/Monaco-Grand-Prix/n-BmXdxg/2017-05-2=
4-29-MGP-all/i-GPTfGNk/0/Mph67kVfNhDV3RQZdvpcVMXb7Gs9B26vTf2m9WVf6/X5/IMG_3=
415-X5.jpg
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MGP-all/i-fDhdJ57/0/M7W4nRn7dHxnm4DVTGjtdp5DfrknFCjdvBLLggcDQ/X5/IMG_3416-X=
5.jpg
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MGP-all/i-VMstHKQ/0/MmNLNTn7RCc9bTKKND6jvZqqZgBtX6fbVsgGj9QDV/X5/IMG_3417-X=
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On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 9:27=E2=80=AFPM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> w=
rote:
I didn't see any responses to this so I guess no one has done this.=C2=A0 I=
did see a TR3 in France that was set up like a Spitfire where the hood, no=
se piece and fenders were all hard connected together and hinged at the fro=
nt.=C2=A0 Is that what you mean or do you want the nose piece to fold out s=
eparate from the hood like a clamshell?
Either way, I'm no help.=C2=A0 I'm an electrical guy.=C2=A0 Sheet metal wor=
k is all magic to me.
Dave=20
=20
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 06:38:08 PM CDT, dave northrup <dave@ran=
teer.com> wrote: =20
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Does anyone have any info about hinging the front nosepiece?=C2=A0 I know i=
t involves some decisions about the front bumper.=C2=A0
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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"ydpf4740cadyahoo-style-wrap" style=
=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">After having an unlatched TR3 hood (bonnet) =
lift up and fold back onto the windscreen, a front hinged bonnet holds a sp=
ecial appeal.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">(Hint, don't trust that the safety catch wi=
ll work. That was a $1,000 mistake.)</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdi=
r=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">A front-hinged=
apron would make radiator replacement much simpler but hardly seems worth =
the effort. The chap with the single-piece front clip said it was don=
e du to some collision damage. But some folks do things just for the =
novelty of it. To add their personal touch. My TR6 has an autom=
atically opening scuttle vent. I devised a mechanism using an HVAC da=
mper motor from a Ford that opens the vent using engine vacuum and a soleno=
id dumps the vacuum when the engine is shut down. Why? Because =
I could. One of a kind. But this is much more subtle than what =
some are doing.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">It's interesting that the Spitfire front =
clip is a simple assembly of stamped sheet metal pieces whereas the XKE hoo=
d has its own framework. I wonder if the TR3 sheetmetal is stout enou=
gh to not need a frame.</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"ydpf4740cadsignat=
ure"><div style=3D"color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none=
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normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style=3D"color: bl=
ack; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-=
stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, =
Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><font size=3D"4">Dave <br></font></div><div><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br></sp=
an></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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On Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 09:52:14 PM CDT, Don Hi=
scock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
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, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;border-left: 1px solid #cc=
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ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:small;" class=3D"ydp63d90746yiv7575563558gmail=
_default">It's been done, Dave Massey. IIRC, the TR Register (UK) for=
um had a thread 10+ years ago on how an apron was converted to front-hinged=
.. I'm not going hunting for it though -- it offends the origina=
list in me. :)</div><div style=3D"font-size:small;" class=3D"ydp63d90=
746yiv7575563558gmail_default"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div style=3D"font-=
size:small;" class=3D"ydp63d90746yiv7575563558gmail_default">On the same ge=
neral subject, I saw this ugly-a$$ sidescreen TR in Monaco during Grand Pri=
x weekend a few years ago (2017, I think). Not exactly a full tilt, b=
ut kind of a goofy mod for the work that would have been involved.</div><di=
v style=3D"font-size:small;" class=3D"ydp63d90746yiv7575563558gmail_default=
"><a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/Europe/Monaco-Grand-=
Prix/n-BmXdxg/2017-05-24-29-MGP-all/i-GPTfGNk/0/Mph67kVfNhDV3RQZdvpcVMXb7Gs=
9B26vTf2m9WVf6/X5/IMG_3415-X5.jpg" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">https=
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dxg/2017-05-24-29-MGP-all/i-VMstHKQ/0/MmNLNTn7RCc9bTKKND6jvZqqZgBtX6fbVsgGj=
9QDV/X5/IMG_3417-X5.jpg" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">https://photos.=
smugmug.com/Europe/Monaco-Grand-Prix/n-BmXdxg/2017-05-24-29-MGP-all/i-VMstH=
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ear=3D"none"></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"ydp63d90746yiv757=
5563558gmail_quote"><div id=3D"ydp63d90746yiv7575563558yqt74795" class=3D"y=
dp63d90746yiv7575563558yqt2004753181"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"ydp63d90746=
yiv7575563558gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 9:27=E2=80=AFPM DAVID MASS=
EY <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:dave1massey@cs.com"; rel=3D"nofollow=
" target=3D"_blank">dave1massey@cs.com</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></d=
iv><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(=
204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class=3D"ydp63d90746yiv7575563558gmail_quot=
e"><div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16=
px;"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">I didn't see any responses to this so I guess no=
one has done this. I did see a TR3 in France that was set up like a =
Spitfire where the hood, nose piece and fenders were all hard connected tog=
ether and hinged at the front. Is that what you mean or do you want t=
he nose piece to fold out separate from the hood like a clamshell?</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Either way, I'm no =
help. I'm an electrical guy. Sheet metal work is all magic to m=
e.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><div style=3D"color:black;font-s=
tyle:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12pt;line-heig=
ht:normal;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style=3D"color:bl=
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front nosepiece? I know it involves some decisions about the front b=
umper.
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