Hi,
Some on here may realise this already, so this is intended as a 'heads up' for those who don't.
beware accidently dropping your bonnet mouldings when removed for painting.
I had mine securely mounted, so I thought, ready to have the top surface glossed. Then I moved around them and accidently knocked one off.
The thing is it didn't fall far......
But it obviously didn't need to.......
And it snapped.
I didn't expect that.
Fortunately I have a couple of spare Morris 1000 bonnets with mouldings on, so I had a spare thank God.
But lesson learned, they are obviously more fragile than I anticipated......
Best wishes,
Mike.
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1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back together, more flatting and polishing to come, now the engine just refuses to run properly.......
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
1952 Morris Minor MM highlight with sidevalve engine still fitted, wants work, so joins the queue for now......
They're aluminium rather than steel I believe, though I stand to be corrected.
Best wishes,
Mike.
1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back together, more flatting and polishing to come, now the engine just refuses to run properly.......
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
1952 Morris Minor MM highlight with sidevalve engine still fitted, wants work, so joins the queue for now......
myoldjalopy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:05 pm
I don't think they are aluminium. I think they are some kind of 'pot metal', Mazac or something like that......
I agree, they're low quality cast metal, not uncommon in the era our cars are from. That's why the locating lugs break off so easily.
