- 1. Strut yer bonnet (no Easter content) (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael D. Nugent, Ph.D." <nugentmd@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 06:59:06 -0700
- Thought this was a novel approach - http://home1.gte.net/nugentmd/bonnetstruts.htm - it sure makes lifting the bonnet easier! -- Mike Renton, WA http://home1.gte.net/NugentMD/914lite.htm
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00764.html (7,299 bytes)
- 2. Re: Strut yer bonnet (no Easter content) (score: 1)
- Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:21:33 -0400
- 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 bo
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00785.html (7,736 bytes)
- 3. Re: Strut yer bonnet (no Easter content) (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Nugent <nugentmd@gte.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:50:16 -0400 (EDT)
- 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 s
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00790.html (8,454 bytes)
- 4. RE: Strut yer bonnet (no Easter content) (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:07:20 -0500
- 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 The thing I liked
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00792.html (8,758 bytes)
- 5. Re: Strut yer bonnet (no Easter content) (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 12:33:19 -0400
- I've done some research into this and found the following web sites: To calculated the rating of gas springs that is needed try this place: http://www.dates.co.uk/techdata.htm I have not done so but
- /html/spitfires/2000-08/msg00793.html (8,457 bytes)
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