What are the lengths of the struts ?
Diameter of the struts etc.
I like it, I use a wood vise to hold mine open.
The kind Curly of the Three Stooges uses to get rid of his headache
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Nugent [mailto:nugentmd@gte.net]
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 9:50 AM
To: Nolan Penney; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Strut yer bonnet (no Easter content)
The thing I liked about it (aside from the assist in lifting) was that it
equalizes to a certain extent the lifting force on both sides (similar in
effect to having an involved passenger on the far side). In stock form, you
reef up on one side only while the other side often drags/sticks (sans
involved passenger) - the result is a torquing of the bonnet against its
pivot points every time it's lifted. That can't be good, either.
Mike
Renton, WA
------Original Message------
From: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
To: nugentmd@gte.net, spitfires@autox.team.net
Sent: August 21, 2000 12:21:33 PM GMT
Subject: Re: Strut yer bonnet (no Easter content)
I've never been comfortable about doing that on a Spitfire bonnet because of
the constant force exerted
by the gas strut. Those struts put out a good bit of force, and the
sheetmetal of a Spitfire bonnet is not
set up to deal with that sort of force, especially on the inner fender
arches. It may well work, I'm just
concerned about long term problems.
>>> "Michael D. Nugent, Ph.D." <nugentmd@gte.net> 08/20 9:59 AM >>>
Thought this was a novel approach -
http://home1.gte.net/nugentmd/bonnetstruts.htm - it sure makes lifting
the bonnet easier!
--
Mike
Renton, WA
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