[Spridgets] Bugeye Bonnet Help

[Mark]

Thanks for all of the input, I will get with Speedwell when I get back home.

Mark

On 08/20/23 12:00 PM, Mark via Spridgets 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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