Eric, regarding your ps, I once ran my foot over as well.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'63 Buick 215
On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Eric wrote:
> George wrote:
> >
> > A story like that certainly gives a heads up to people like myself
> > who hadn't really given much thought to a hood strap. I now have a
> > different outlook.
> >
> > Thanks for thr nudge.
> >
>
> George,
>
> I can tell you that for a moment there *I* had a different outlook...
> all I could see was a pretty pale primrose colour instead of the road in
> front of me :-) See, he hasn't looked at the poor little crumpled thing
> for a day or so and is already managing to make a joke or two (grrrr).
>
> Each time I see my term 'bonnet/hood strap' repeated back to me I get
> concerned by what people may make of this. I almost picture one of
> those ornate leather belt/strap type affairs that go from one side of
> the bonnet to the other on much older vehicles.
>
> My strap was a (ghastly yellow) webbing strap with a buckle-type
> arrangement at one end - with a toothed clamping affair that holds the
> other end firm when fed through the buckle which is then clamped shut.
>
> The strap was fed through the two holes either side of the bonnet-lock
> hook in the bonnet itself so that when it was not buckled up both ends
> hung loosely from the bonnet. With the bonnet/hood down to about one
> foot from closed, I would feed the strap through an appropriate strong
> point (in my case through the metal loop that the bonnet hook/catch
> locked through) and buckle it up. The bonnet could then not rise more
> than this distance if the catch gave-way (unless some pillock forgot to
> do it up). The bonnet is then latched down as per normal, being sure
> not to foul the strap.
>
> So... that is what *my* bonnet strap was.
>
> I am still seriously thinking about two ugly holes with the post and
> clip affairs to lock the bonnet in place.
>
> Aaaarrgghhh... I am thinking about it again! Tomorrow is not a holiday
> so I will be on the phone hunting down a new bonnet - or getting local
> sage advice on my best course of action. Don't worry, I will have the
> courage tomorrow to take a few pictures to show the world how STUPID I
> was.
>
> Thanks to all for the kind words of encouragement.
>
>
> Eric
> '68MGB MkII
>
> PS Anyone here remember how I once ran my own foot over?
>
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