The hood situation is getting quite urgent now as the front edge keeps falling off.. it's getting a bit beyond bodging now.
Due to the riots I've nicked a secure undercover visitor's parking space, stuff the building management
which means I can take the hood apart without leaving the car insecure!
Anyway.. first problem was that one of the hood securing latches had come off its post, the replacement screws arrived today so I've taken the mechanism apart on both sides. The first problem:
Ahh.. I thought it had just come out
Nevermind! Let's see if the other side is any better!
At least it had a screw in it.. but a wood screw
Most annoyingly - the new screws I bought don't fit!!!!
Oh well, I'll still plan to do what I can. I'll remove the hood frame tomorrow and strip the header bow back to bare metal and repaint in the same paint I did the suspension in. The locking mechanism will get stripped, cleaned, grease and reassembled (sans screws).
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1978 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (
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1966 Volkswagen 1300 (
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1962 Austin Mini (project)
1962 MGA 1600 Mark II
1965 Mobylette SP50 (project)
2001 Rover 75 2.5-litre V6