[Spridgets] Bonnet locating pins

mdrowe mdrowe at optonline.net
Tue Jul 12 13:41:51 MDT 2016


Sorry, I finally gave up and punched the pins back into the bonnet hinge 
mounting plate.  Although they may not be original, as David suggests, 
they have the look of originality because they are placed the same on 
both sides.  If you look closely at your hinges, there would be four 
small holes, two larger holes centered between the bolt slots, and two 
smaller holes - 1 mm or less - off center forward on one side and 
backward on the other.  If these smaller holes are not there, then David 
is probably right.

The pins and holes are very small so they are not only hard to match, 
but also would bend easily and no longer fit at all.  My guess is that 
anyone who had trouble with them would just take them out as I did.

Michael Rowe

------ Original Message ------
From: "Rick Fisk" <refisk at chartermi.net>
To: "mdrowe" <mdrowe at optonline.net>
Cc: "Spridgets at autox.team.net" <Spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: 7/12/2016 12:58:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Bonnet locating pins

>I've never seen bonnet locating pins on a Spridget.  Maybe this was a 
>FrankC mod???   Got a photo?
>
>Sent from my keyboard
>
>On Jul 11, 2016, at 11:28 AM, mdrowe via Spridgets 
><spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>>We had an awful time getting the bonnet locating pins in the tiny 
>>holes on the hinges, even with four people,  but they finally dropped 
>>in.  Now one side of the bonnet is too far forward, and it feels like 
>>the pins are preventing the necessary adjustment.  I don't remember if 
>>it was that way before.  I suspect that a lot of bonnets have long 
>>since lost those pins to bending, anyway.
>>
>>Any thoughts on the value of those pins for a well-aged bonnet?
>>
>>Michael Rowe
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