Jim,
The only thing for the hood to rest on are the two rubber pieces at the
front of the hood. I've had my TR3 for 26 years and never had a hinge fail.
That is except for the one time I neglected to secure the dzus fasteners and
saw a green flash when I reached 50 MPH. Didn't really know what happened
for a few moments. Luckily I had a hard top on (Minot, ND. in the winter)
so the only damage was a nasty dent on the bonnet and many paint scrapes
along with the two broken hinges.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jim Wallace
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 11:37 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] TR3a bonnet <-> scuttle
Is it really the case that there is no rubber strip on the scuttle for the
front hood to rest upon? My body shop guy was surprised when I told him I
thought not, so I looked it up in Moss and didn't see it.
If not then it must be just the hinges locating the height of the rear of
the bonnet. That seems weird. If so, I am less surprised at how often we
hear of the hinges failing.
Thanks,
Jim
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