[TR] TR3 fender to bonnet clearance

[auprichard at comcast.net]

Frank:
Having just gone through this on my car (almost ready to paint), my suggestion is to try to take the entirety of the car's forward compartment and not just one gap here or malalignment there.

Randall's comments on the curvature of the bonnet and air flap are great, but look at the gestald:
- are the front wings / fenders splayed from an earlier front-end collision?
- is the bonnet straight ?  One I had was warped and acted as an oilcan.  To get the right curvature I used windscreen rubber glue to attach two strong strips to the underside.
-  is the cowl symmetrical ? Have you fitted the windscreen stanchions and frame and does it sit straight ?

The holes on my cowl and bonnet were so ground out I filled them in and started afresh.  Bonnet now opens and closes fine.  Like I said earlier, bodywork is a pain (but rewarding when you eventually get it right).

Andrew

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> well I fixed my front apron. cut the tie bar bracket from the inner wing and 
> repositioned it. looking good. all dimensions within 1/8" now. 
> now I'm looking at the gap between the bonnet and the front fender, all 
> along the sides. someplace's its tight 1/8". other places its horrible 3/4". 
> I 
> can make it right. but what's right? or what's nominal? 
> I don't have the fender bead to play with to figure out how much space it 
> takes up or if it looks good at say 1/4". 
> however wide it is, its equally covering both the fender and the apron. when 
> we get to the bonnet the bigger part of 1/2 of it takes up some of the space 
> between the bonnet and fender. how much space? what's the fender bead 
> dimension? 
> love to hear your dimensions. 
> also what tricks have you guys pulled to stop the back of the bonnet rubbing 
> against the cowl when opening? i don't have room to elongate the holes and 
> move the bonnet forward. too close to the apron already. shim the hinge to 
> cowl? or ? 
> thanks 
> Frank 
> 
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