Geep hoods

[tonkaland]

Has anyone tried an alternative method for fastening the leading edge of the hood other than the slot provided ? checking the tension of the hood regularly is ok but sometimes with a combination of speed and sidewinds the resulting automatic hood opening can cause havoc!!!!!

Before you all think I have gone soft (hood up and all that) I wasnt going to tax it again till the new year but I only managed 3 days without it and had to go to the post office on Saturday... I have now got a decent heater and thermal long johns but certain passengers prefer the roof up when out at night time which is ok as I have to put it up last thing at night to cover it up seeing as the garage still isnt finished , maybe if I hadnt taxed it the garage would get done.

I have managed to put 300 miles on it now in 3 weeks which isnt bad considering the longest journey so far has been about 10 miles!

why oh why are people so predictable "arent you cold in there?" if I had a pound for every time I have heard that recently I wouldnt need to do the lottery......!!!!

Mark

[IanA]

I don't use a hood but the top of the screen on my car has the slot you describe. Having established my lack of credentials on this topic- I would have thought that if the front of the hood came out of that slot on the move- the strip of metal sewn into the front edge of the hood is not deep or stiff enough. The tatty object I got with my car (5.5 years ago) that passed for a hood, and which I gave to someone to use as a pattern, had a strip about 5mm wide, I would have doubled that.
I did buy a new hood for my first jeep which I built mumble mumble years ago and that had a line of lift-a-dot fasteners along the leading edge, as did the fold down screen on the 1600 4speed I owned until a year ago. That fixing method does not look as neat as the slot method but I can't remember ever having problems with it.

>> Edited by IanA on Tuesday 7th December 10:39

[techsec]

yes if I remember correctly the earlier hoods were held by lift the dot fasteners which on the whole tend to be quite reliable.
The next stage was the piece of rod or flat non ferrous metal sewn into a pocket in the front of the hood. This had varied success depending on the fitting of the metal work on top of the screen. If mounted to far forward the hood could come off and if to far back the metal in the pocket would not fit in so would again be at risk of coming off if it even went in. The later batch used a rubber extrusion sewn on the front of the hood. Again this needed the metal work fitting as per Jago's instructions to ensure the hood engaged correctly so it did not blow open when on the move. As with any rubber type product the extrusion could weaken its hold over the years and so could allow the hood to come open at the most inappropriate moments.

I too would love a pound for everytime some one sees Panther (the sammie) and says you must be cold in that. Like der if I was cold inside it why was I driving in a t-shirt and only needed to put a thick coat on when I got out (see the Belfield engineering thread on this forum to understand what I am on about re Panthers heater)

>> Edited by techsec on Tuesday 7th December 16:48

[dave36]

Yellow peril has the strip in the slot as well. Alone I could see this not being enough, but there is another flap running full length from the underside which in turn folds under the top frame and secures with press studs - never known the strip work loose as the flap keeps it in tension