My bonnet props are simple 5/16" dia. wood dowels with plastic tips that
are stored loose in the toolbox. I fastened a pair of plastic fairleads of
appropriate size from a boat supply store on each end of the toolbox. The
dowels drop down through the fairleads and rest on the scuttle and the
plastic tips protect the paint on the underside of the bonnet. The plastic
tips came from a hardware store where they are sold as thread protectors
for exposed studs during shipping or shelving.
Jerry Murphy
'67 +4
At 10:03 AM 10/6/98 +0100, Ben Hodgkiss wrote:
>I am just in the process of fitting twin Weber 40s to my 72 4/4 x-
>flow. I was afraid that the ram pipe from the front venturi might
>foul the wing but everything looks pretty good at the moment. The
>only thing I hadn't thought of is that the front carb is now going to
>foul the bonnet prop which is hinged to the rear bonnet catch, and
>clips down to the front one. I am going to need to remount it
>somewhere on top of the bulkhead. To save me inventing the wheel has
>anyone done anything similar?
>
>Ben
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