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Re: [Healeys] Bonnet striker pin assembly

To: Linwood Rose <linwoodrose@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bonnet striker pin assembly
From: John Harper <ah100register@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 09:34:53 +0000
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Linwood

I cannot suggest the best way of fitting but be very careful. It is easy to
get the bonnet/hood stuck in the closed position and there is no easy way
to get under the bonnet to release it if gets jammed. I had to use a little
brute force to release mine and then touch up the paint.

Best regards

On Sat, 16 Nov 2019 at 00:27, Linwood Rose via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> I mounted my bonnet after a total disassembly and then restoration of my
> car a little more than ten years ago. I recall that getting things aligne=
d
> properly was a bit fiddly. I am now installing a different bonnet (long
> story) and my photos, indexing holes and etc. are only somewhat helpful
> since the =E2=80=9Cnew=E2=80=9D bonnet doesn=E2=80=99t have the indexing =
holes and the alignment is
> a little different.
>
> I have the bonnet secured to the hinges and it seems to be fitting pretty
> well side-to-side and front-to-back. Of course, the front is a little low
> since the striker assembly is not yet mounted. Can anyone who has been
> through this offer any tips or suggestions on how to best proceed?
> Alternatively, pointing me to a reference on this subject would be great.
> There sure isn=E2=80=99t much of anything in the shop manual about it.
>
> Thanks as always!
>
> Sent from my iPad
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John Harper

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Linwood<div><br></div><div>I cannot suggest the best way o=
f fitting but be very careful. It is easy to get the bonnet/hood stuck in t=
he closed position and there is no easy way to get under the bonnet to rele=
ase it if gets jammed. I had to use a little brute force to release mine an=
d then touch up the paint.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sa=
t, 16 Nov 2019 at 00:27, Linwood Rose via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:hea=
leys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><span style=3D=
"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-s=
erif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">I mounted my bonnet =
after a total disassembly and then restoration of my car a little more than=
 ten years ago. I recall that getting things aligned properly was a bit fid=
dly. I am now installing a different bonnet (long story) and my photos, ind=
exing holes and etc. are only somewhat helpful since the =E2=80=9Cnew=E2=80=
=9D bonnet doesn=E2=80=99t have the indexing holes and the alignment is a l=
ittle different.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana=
,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb=
(255,255,255)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,T=
ahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255=
,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,=
Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"=
>I have the bonnet secured to the hinges and it seems to be fitting pretty =
well side-to-side and front-to-back. Of course, the front is a little low s=
ince the striker assembly is not yet mounted. Can anyone who has been throu=
gh this offer any tips or suggestions on how to best proceed? Alternatively=
, pointing me to a reference on this subject would be great. There sure isn=
=E2=80=99t much of anything in the shop manual about it.</span><br style=3D=
"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-s=
erif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style=3D"color:r=
gb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;fon=
t-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,=
34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size=
:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Thanks as always!</span><br><br><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div></div>_______________________________=
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