Bonnet catch - how on earth
Bonnet catch - how on earth
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Top Gear TVR

Original Poster:

2,251 posts

178 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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How on earth do I fix this, I can't even get my hands underneath?

phillpot

17,470 posts

207 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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Find someone who has hands not bunches of banana's wink




where's that daughter that wants to come to Le Mans scratchchin

glenrobbo

39,541 posts

174 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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Fit Aerocatches? smile

v8s4me

7,270 posts

243 months

Thursday 23rd June 2016
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Could you fix it from the top using something like this?

johnnywgk

2,579 posts

206 months

Thursday 23rd June 2016
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Take seats out lay on your back.

Top Gear TVR

Original Poster:

2,251 posts

178 months

Thursday 23rd June 2016
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I have two solutions in mind - neither of which should involve seats, wiring or hoses: I think the thread has failed in one of the two hols and suspect the other never had a bolt in it!

1. insert a long piece of studding from above and affix nut and washer in footwell, pull studding back up and fit nut above OR
2. use a cavity fixing from above.

Both require the threads drilling out or use of 5mm instead of 6mm bolts

we'll see

AutoAndy

2,270 posts

239 months

Thursday 23rd June 2016
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what about using a string resin to bond in a threaded insert

sample one found at random (not necessarily the one to use): http://www.screwfix.com/p/insert-nuts-type-d-m6-x-...

magpies

5,193 posts

206 months

Thursday 23rd June 2016
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AutoAndy said:
what about using a string resin to bond in a threaded insert

sample one found at random (not necessarily the one to use): http://www.screwfix.com/p/insert-nuts-type-d-m6-x-...
being a TVR the string resin may need some added chewing gum