Bonnet Conversion

[Boomlander]

Just bought a pair of bonnet side trims and at the moment I am trying to pluck up the courage to wield the drill on Jethro's lovely van bonnet to put in the securing holes.
The end result will be worth it I think as the car does look a little weird with the side stripes ending abruptly at the front of the door edge instead of continuing onto the nose.
Maybe tomorrow after the Clacton Car Show

[charlie_morris_minor]

can you not find a bonnet with the holes already in? i feel sure the van guys would love to buy a split screen bonnet without the holes? or is it for another moggy?

[bmcecosse]

Measure twice - drill once....

[Boomlander]

can you not find a bonnet with the holes already in? i feel sure the van guys would love to buy a split screen bonnet without the holes? or is it for another moggy?

Looked for a holey bonnet but without success, I would need to have it prepped and resprayed so the cost would be prohibitive. Also the only decent ones I saw were way up North and would cost a fortune to ship down to Essex

[Boomlander]

Measure twice - drill once....

In my case I think it will be a matter of measuring ten times!
I plan to lay out the position with thick masking tape then press the fixing studs into the tape to mark the drill points.
What could possibly go wrong!

[Boomlander]

can you not find a bonnet with the holes already in? i feel sure the van guys would love to buy a split screen bonnet without the holes? or is it for another moggy?

Maybe I would consider selling the bonnet if I received a suitable offer in the next 24 hours.....Any Takers?

[charlie_morris_minor]

have you contacted lcvruss? as he is heavily involved with lcv minors so might know of someone looking for an early bonnet.

[les]

It would be nice for anyone searching for one but seeing the owner says the cost of obtaining and respraying etc would be prohibitive he can hardly be blamed for converting. I take his recent post of offers a bit confusing considering his original reasons for not parting with it, maybe he was joking!

[Boomlander]

It would be nice for anyone searching for one but seeing the owner says the cost of obtaining and respraying etc would be prohibitive he can hardly be blamed for converting. I take his recent post of offers a bit confusing considering his original reasons for not parting with it, maybe he was joking!

I would only consider selling the existing bonnet if I received a high enough price to cover the cost of obtaining and respraying a replacement.
The bonnet on the car is immaculate and the simplest route would be to drill it and fit the side mouldings.

[Boomlander]

Watching a bonnet on Ebay at the moment but may need to courier it down to Clacton if I buy it.
Anyone know how much a bonnet weighs?

[LouiseM]

Around 12.5kgs with fittings - see here: http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... net+weight

[Boomlander]

Around 12.5kgs with fittings - see here: http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= ... net+weight

Great - thanks Louise.

[Boomlander]

Actually I think that I will stick to the original plan and fit the side trims to my LCV bonnet as there are no good condition series two bonnets available for sale......Now which way up do they go???

[chesney]

Taper sweeps UP! ;)

[Boomlander]

Thanks - now that I've had a close look I can see what you mean.
There is a definite upward sweep to the trims!
I am still working up the courage to drill holes in Jethro's nose though!

[les]

If you're a person who likes things spot on, one suggestion would be to make a template from another bonnet. You may, of course, have to wait for an appropriate car show to find one but you will know that the trim is in the right place.

[Alex'n'Ane]

If your that stressed or worried about it, just take to a minor specialist to do! They should get it spot on! And if not, they will have to fork out to get it re-done!

[les]

If your that stressed or worried about it, just take to a minor specialist to do! They should get it spot on! And if not, they will have to fork out to get it re-done!

Like your optimism, especially 'they should get it spot on' !

[Boomlander]

I think I will trust my own hand when it comes to fitting the side trims, it's just a bit daunting drilling into that shiny bonnet!

[Boomlander]

Holes drilled, trims sprayed and fitted but black paint on trims isn't as black as the paint on the car!
It looks fine in the shade but looks decidedly charcoal coloured in bright sunlight.
I may have to experiment with clear lacquer to obtain a deeper gloss black!