Flip Bonnet Mod

[Rhino1]

Hi All,

Car in tomorrow with surface and design for the flip bonnet mod tomorrow. Looking forward to being able to get under and clean without major surgery and quite a few expletives !! First in a long road of restorations. Fingers crossed and it will be the interior next !!

[glow worm]

You are on the rocky road to poverty now

[SP6 Animal]

too true mate.

[T6USK]

Hi Rhino1

Could I ask how much the flip bonnet mod is going to cost you ?? I too am tempted with the idea of having my S done....

Cheers

Chris

[SP6 Animal]

SP6 Animal said:

too true mate.

A lot more than what is on there website if you get my drift

[Rhino1]

Hi Chris,

I will let you know the exact damage once I get her back, I'm having a few more bits done aswell.
Doesn't help having D&C trim in the same place, all that lovely NEW SHINY leather and carpet and with her interior looking soooooo shabby What do I do

[glow worm]

Go for it,Dave and Chris will do a good job. Don't forget the cover for your heat exchanger boxes, looks so much better.

[Rhino1]

Hi Glowworm,
I went for the whole lot, paint the underide of the bonnet and also the heater box cover. As for the leather the choice of what the boys there can do is mind boggling. If anyone has any recomendations on colour schemes I would appreciate them. She is a Mk1 in Cristal Topaz, wheels done in medium anthrasite and to break up the exterior I had the grille done the same as wheels. I think for the interior I may go with anthrasite carpeting piped in portland grey, with a mixture of portland grey and antrasite leather, with contrasting stitching. The guys aslo mentioned roof lining and door cards, TVR logo in the seat head rests or seat backs, superior fitting seat backs........ahhhhhh overload..

Do I get the service done first ? Last one 12k at STR8SIX revealed wear and possible rebuild in the
future.. Do I just get the interior done have the service and see what happens....

My Head Hurts....

[so called]

Rhino1 said:

Hi Glowworm,
.... and to break up the exterior I had the grille done the same as wheels.....

I did that as well.
Unfortunately after spending a very lot of money on her I broke her.



Anyway, I am very tempted to get the bonnet mod done myself.
Hope you post some pics when your done.

Edited by so called on Thursday 13th January 21:18

[blueg33]

so called said:

Rhino1 said:

Hi Glowworm,
.... and to break up the exterior I had the grille done the same as wheels.....

I did that as well.
Unfortunately after spending a very lot of money on her I broke her.



Anyway, I am very tempted to get the bonnet mod done myself.
Hope you post some pics when your done.

Edited by so called on Thursday 13th January 21:18

Your bonnet mod is not to my taste!

[clive f]

but his engine temps will be very low with the rad in that position

[pete]

Rhino1 said:

Do I get the service done first ? Last one 12k at STR8SIX revealed wear and possible rebuild in the
future.. Do I just get the interior done have the service and see what happens....

You're a brave man if you spend thousands on the interior without first checking if you need to spend £7k+ on engine work!

Get them both done

Pete

[Rhino1]

Pete, If only I had the resources for both within a short space of time Have booked her in with STR8SIX on Wednesday so fingers crossed...

[pete]

Good luck - hope it's nothing serious. Even if it is, the car will just come back faster and stronger!

[T6USK]

Hi All

Could Rhino1 advise how much his bonnet mod was please - assuming he's had his car back. Or indeed anyone really whose recently had theirs done, cost and by whom. I'm interested in having mine done.

Cheers
Chris

[glow worm]

See http://www.surfaceanddesign.com/page9.html for prices

[blueg33]

glow worm said:

See http://www.surfaceanddesign.com/page9.html for prices

That's quite pricey IMO, must be a lot involved. Even if I charge my self out at £10 per hour then I can remove the bonnet 964 times for that price allowing 5 mins to remove (I know, its a silly pointless calculation, I would love to do the cvonversion, removing the bonnet on your own requires precise handling

[salmon]

There is a thread somewhere on DIY bonnet mods and doesn't seem too complex iirc (might be wrong). This is on my list of planned mods, was going to get a local guy who did the ouriggers on my chim to have a go as think there is some degree of fabrication to make the hinges.

[Daston]

blueg33 said:

That's quite pricey IMO, must be a lot involved. Even if I charge my self out at £10 per hour then I can remove the bonnet 964 times for that price allowing 5 mins to remove (I know, its a silly pointless calculation, I would love to do the cvonversion, removing the bonnet on your own requires precise handling

Getting the bonnet off isnt an issue for me (got long arms) the issue I have is getting the damn thing back on without help and then getting the back pins to line up. I sware the guy who did mine went by eye sight or something!

[glow worm]

blueg33 said:

That's quite pricey IMO, must be a lot involved. Even if I charge my self out at £10 per hour then I can remove the bonnet 964 times for that price allowing 5 mins to remove (I know, its a silly pointless calculation, I would love to do the cvonversion, removing the bonnet on your own requires precise handling

Stainless Gas struts alone cost about £100 ... Other than yourself ... Which other business charges £10 per hour ?
What price for a respray if you cause damage ?