[Healeys] Question about fitting the hood (bonnet)

[Michael]

I have never encountered that problem Mike.
I would suggest that you take a close look at the rad mounts. From memory they have a set of hols which, if used, would raise the radiator considerably...
Other than that I  really have no idea.

Michael S

-----Original Message-----
From: "Michel Murphy" <michel.murphy at gmail.com>
Sent: ‎10/‎07/‎2015 4:24 p.m.
To: "Michael" <michael.salter at gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Question about fitting the hood (bonnet)

Weird, I thought I sent this off a while ago. It's a 6 cylinder BJ7.
Mike
4 or 6 cylinder?


From: Michel Murphy
Sent: ‎7/‎07/‎2015 8:25 p.m.
To: Healey List
Subject: [Healeys] Question about fitting the hood (bonnet)


Hello everyone,


I'm at the point in the rebuild were my body shop guys is fitting the hood (bonnet) to the car.  Unfortunately the original hood was too far gone, so I went with an aftermarket aluminum hood. The problem is two fold: 
 1) The hood is hitting the radiator cap as it is closed. The body shop guy is concerned that this will over time cause the dents in the hood and the paint to pop/chip.
 2) When the hood is closed the hood is about 1/4 inch higher than shroud. If I use both of my hands I can press down and the hood fit is better, but not perfect.


One thing to note is that we did install the rubber supports.


The body shop guy suggested that we fabricate new support brackets for the radiator that would lower it by a half an inch.  I would rather not do that if possible.


Is this a common problem?  Am I being overly cautious? Any suggestions for dealing with the two problems?

Thanks,
Mike
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