Well the last hood I put on was an Amco, and I agree with the comments,
But as I have gotten older and wiser my feeling is:
Hood? We don't need no steenking hood!!!!
Rain - Who gives a flyin' flip!!! Put my leather hat on and awaaaaay we
go!!
Larry
>>>>On 9/4/99 7:59 AM so and so (Allen Hefner) said. (And I quote:)
>I finished installing the new Amco hood on my '77 Midget yesterday. This is
>the one with 6 Tenax snaps and Velcro at the corners. I did the
>installation
>by myself, since all my kids are at the shore for the weekend. I would
>recommend at least one extra person for this installation, but it looks good.
>
>I am pleased with the quality of the Amco. Heavy material, nicely bonded
>windows, all the snaps are in the correct locations. You have to install
>two
>snaps at the front of it where the rain guard snaps to the inside top of the
>windscreen post. (A pillar)
>
>Two other nice things. The front of the fabric has a white line that
>indicates where it should be on the front of the header bar. I found it to
>be spot on, and the hood is nice and tight when snapped completely into
>place. Also, the kit includes sheet metal screws for attaching the metal
>strip to the header bar, instead of relying on pop rivets.
>
>Instructions were a single sheet of paper that were practically worthless.
> I
>also referred to my Bentley manual, and that was not much better. Use of
>copious amounts of common sense got me thru the job. The most difficult
>part
>is centering the front fabric on the header bar. I only had to re-glue it
>once! Better measuring and marking, and a helper, would have made it easier.
>
>The reason I chose the Amco hood was because it came with the car when I
>bought it. It was in a very old box in the boot. But I would recommend it
>to anyone. The only part I bought new was a rubber seal for the header bar
>and the snaps and Tenax studs for the rear mounting.
>
>I also bought a hood cover (boot) from a fellow lister for $8.00! It took
>some cleaning, new snaps, and replacement of the fabric that covers the
>window, but a convertible top shop did the sewing for a few bucks. I figure
>I saved about $100 on it, and it looks almost new.
>
>A satisfying day in the garage! (Ha, Larry! I will stay dry in the rain!
>When you get the body work finished on your car, buy a hood and I'll help
>you
>install it.)
>
>Allen Hefner
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
Larry Macy
78 Midget
Keep your top down and your chin up.
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Manager/Administrator
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
In a world without walls or fences, what use do we have for windows or
gates?
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