bonnet stay pics

[old64er]

can anyone take some photos of the bonnet stay, because i have never had one and don't realy know where it mounts?

[Northern_Paul]

Me too!!

I was at Racing Green today and sneeked a look under a bonnet and noticed a bar between the two rollers that ease the bonnet into the nose cone (this is missing on mine). I 've got a feeling the stay attaches to that and the base plate on the nearside inner wing..........but I'm just guessing.........I too could do with a pic.

I know there are mods out there for the bonnet stay.

[Ballistic Banana]

Are you sure they havent put it in the boot, quite common practice.
The cross memeber must be on the underside of the bonnet still as it has the rollers attached either end to guide the bonnet.
Basically the stay goes from the middle of this cross memeber to a clip on the uderside of the bonnet when stored. Then to use it goes to a Steel plate that is situate near the airflow meter on the nearside inner wing.BEWARE, it gets Firkin hot, thats why some people keep them in the boot, as they can be detached very easy.

BB


Go HERE and type in Bonnet stay in the search window, you will find the bonnet stay parts there.

>> Edited by Ballistic Banana on Wednesday 7th July 22:37

[RAW-SEWedge]

Ballistic Banana said:

BEWARE, it gets Firkin hot,

Yeah, my MOT man found out to his cost
I'll try and get a pic of mine done for you tomorrow if no one else does if first.

>> Edited by RAW-SEWedge on Thursday 8th July 00:55

[old64er]

thanks for the link ballistic,

think i will order a new one with the clip, can you tell me if the ball joint fits on the centre of the bonnet between the stay and the locator roller bar.

[DustyC]

No ball joint on mine.

One end fits through the hole in the middle of the bar that holds the rollers on the bonnet. The other end has an L shape for scratching the stickers off the nearside wing.

the bonnet stay is this shape

____
````|________________________________________|

This end fits to This end clips
the roller bar into the L-slot
when the
bonnet is up

On the left hand end is a rubber cap to stop the stay slipping out of the hole in the roller bar.

I wedge my stay in above the fuel tank in the boot. Perhaps yours has slipped down behind the carpet?

BTW: Ignore the ```` at the left hand side. Had to do those to get the picture right!

[old64er]

ok dusty, i will check the boot !!

but if all else fails i have a friend that works at an aerospace steels company for a nice piece of aluminium bar and i will make my own !????

[RichB]

Old64er, I can supply a prop because I have replaced mine with one of David "ModWise" Beer's improved jobbies! You will need to have the cross-bar between the guide wheels though. Have you got this? Rich...

[RAW-SEWedge]

Here you go. Class bit of engineering



I can mail more pics if you feel the need

[old64er]

thanks everyone

rich, i have the transverse bar

raw, thanks for the pic

[DustyC]

RAW sewedge...Exhaust wrap.

Did you do that yourself?
Did it make any difference?

[RAW-SEWedge]

DustyC said:

Exhaust wrap. Did you do that yourself

Yes

DustyC said:

Did it make any difference?

I think it did.

I did it to try and stop some heat soak to the alternator which it appears to have done. When I get change I'll remove the manifolds and do the lot. Think I'll leave the Y piece alone but may do the bit next to the gearbox under the car. Apparently heat soak off this bit degrades the gearbox oil quicker too.

[simpo two]

Get along to B&Q - they have a good selection of quality anodised ally rods, tubes and other sections. I used some to reinforce mine.