[Mgs] hood insulation

[Dodd, Kelvin]

David:

We are on the same page. Just not meeting in the middle. The original
hinges had these little 1/8" alignment holes drilled by Pressed Steel
when the production line design required the bonnets to be removed to
install the powertrain. A lot of MG owners don't realize that the
bodyshells were delivered fully assembled to the MG factory, with a lot
of the trim already installed too.

If you get a chance, Ken Smith did a nice job of documenting the
assembly process in his book "Aspects of Abingdon". It's an interesting
read.


Kelvin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Councill, David [mailto:dcouncill at msubillings.edu]
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:42 PM
> To: Dodd, Kelvin; mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Mgs] hood insulation
>
> What I meant to say is to drill a couple of alignment holes through
the
> hinge and the hood bracket that attaches the hinge. The original
(bolt)
> holes are somewhat elongated to allow the position of the hood to be
> adjusted in/out and up/down. The small 1/8" holes allow the exact
> position to be marked. However, I have also heard people have marked
the
> hinge position with white-out or similar to allow the position to be
> quickly found but I like the idea of using small holes/pins to mark
the
> position prior to bolting the hood to the hinges.
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dodd, Kelvin [mailto:doddk at mossmotors.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:53 AM
> To: Councill, David; mgs at autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Mgs] hood insulation
>
> David:
>
> The original bonnets and hinges were drilled by Pressed Steel to allow
> the bonnets to be removed and re-installed on the MG production line.
>
> You should be able to use the original holes in the hinges and drill
the
> bonnet if it has been replaced or re-aligned.
>
> Kelvin Dodd