[Mgs] Miata Question

[Paul Hunt]

Both a friend and I could do that on our MGBs - lower and raise the hood 
from the seat, and without undoing the rear fastenings or damaging anything. 
But neither went down far enough to allow a tonneau cover to be used as a 
hood cover and be fastened to the heel-board pegs.  I investigated mine and 
found that by tweaking a couple of the struts on the hood frame it would 
then drop all the way into the tonneau space and allow the cover to be 
fastened, but not without removing the rear fastenings of the hood or it 
*would* damage the material, and in a lot less than a season.  I reckon that 
fitting a couple of struts to the frame to sit on the tops of the wheel 
arches would allow you to lower it from the seat without unfastening the 
rear edge for a quick raise and lower.  And if you wanted to then getting 
out, unfastening it and swinging the struts out of the way would allow it to 
sit right down to allow fitting the cover.  But I've never bothered.

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
> ... It can be done
> sitting down. The window can be futzy, but it can be done. Try that in
> the B and your
> quarter windows will be cracked in a season.