Removing Bonnet

[stevoj]

I am taking the bonnet off to send away for some remedial paint work, while it is off is there anything i should consider checking or changing that is much easier to access?

Also think i will put some new bonnet stays on as one seems to be pretty weak and one seems quite strong, in fact so strong you would think it would pull the ball joints out of their fixing!
Does anyone know the correct spec for these as in weighting or loading? the length would seem to be 200mm stroke and approx 470mm full length without ball end. I have seen some nice st/st items, not cheap but will look great if the right spec.

Cheers
Steve

[stevoj]

Thanks for the replies guys, the ones presently on are different so not sure which would be the correct and doesn't seem much info on them anyway.

From info given and reading an older post on the subject, looks like I need to be a little carful not to get too strong a strut and risk damaging the fiberglass, maybe getting the known supplier ones is easiest but I like the look of the st/st items, anyway the ones I am thinking of are adjustable between 100n and 600n so might just be a matter of adjusting them correctly.

[stevoj]

MrPicky said:

Check the hose from the bottom of the swan neck to the top of the rad, the front edge of the bonnet often scrapes a weakness into this over time.

Thanks, yes already got hoses on the list, anything else?

[stevoj]

gmw9666 said:

Randomly one of my bonnet ones would not hold the one side up

I turned it upside down and works fine, weird hey, will replace at some point but for now it'll do lol

How was it fitted in the first place Glen? I believe these things need to be fitted with the rod coming out of the cylinder to the bottom downwards, if that makes sense! and not with the rod upwards.

[stevoj]

BoltonTVR said:

I bought these last year, SGS struts, for the bonnet and boot. Piece of piss to fit and work great. Wish I'd bought them a couple of years ago as I now have a big spider on the bonnet where the bonnet fell onto the oil cap which I'd stupidly placed on the plenum. Where are you having your bonnet sprayed?

That sounds strange, I had the front end of the car re sprayed when I bought it and it was done by SVR, its a guy that Track V Road use themselves. One of the main reasons for having it done, other than stone chips was a spider crack in the bonnet coming from where someone had left something under the bonnet, wonder if it was the oil filler cap
Anyway its going back to the same guy who has kindly agreed that the bonnet needs doing again as the star crack repair is showing slightly, taken the opportunity to get the wing mirrors done also.

[stevoj]

mrzigazaga said:

The ones i have bought are for a P38 and are 300N...Im hoping its not too much....I'll report back when i have faffed about fitting them....Ziga

I'll be waiting.

Buy the way Mark, did you ever find out where the dash top vents originate from?