[Spridgets] Bugeye Bonnet Help

[Ron Corry]

Hi Mark,

I have found it very easy to fully lift a front-hinged metal bonnet with
one hand, compared with lifting the original bulkhead-hinged one, which,
like you, I had great difficulty lifting with two hands, especially so when
the front bumper was mounted.

Cheers,

Ron.



On Sun 20 Aug 2023, 18:03 Mark via Spridgets, <spridgets at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> I have this weird problem.  I have a Bugeye that I have had for years, it
> runs and drives great but only gets used a few times a year.  My problem is
> raising the bonnet.  Thanks to a COVID vaccine reaction I lost my brachial
> plexus nerve in my right arm.  So essentially I am limited to the use of
> one arm (left) and one arm isn't enough, for me, to raise the Bugeye
> bonnet.  I can still use my other motor functions to shift and drive the
> car fine.  I am thinking that I need some sort of device to attach to the
> ceiling to lift it up with mechanical assist.  I am resisting the
> temptation to just use a multi part block and tackle with a loop around the
> chrome handle.  My other thought is to tilt it forward with a kit form
> somewhere, I think there are several out there.  I haven't ever used a
> forward tilt and not sure how much "lifting" is needed?   I can get help
> when I really need it but would rather be able to do it my self on my
> schedule.  Suggestions?
>
> Mark
> Nashville
> 58 Bugeye
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