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Re: Bonnet Compatibility

To: "David Councill" <dcouncil@imt.net>, "mglist" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Bonnet Compatibility
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:37:56 +0100
Not quite.  When the factory V8 came out it had a special bonnet/hood to
clear the carbs.  Then the standard bonnet/hood was given a greater
curvature so that it would fit all cars.  Makes three part numbers in all.

PaulH.

----- Original Message -----
From: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
To: mglist <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Bonnet Compatibility


> Frank,
>
> One way to be sure would be to check the catalog. A quick check of my Moss
> catalog confirms that a hood is a hood, 62-80, B or BGT. Except for
> material (steel vs. aluminum) but the shape remained the same.
>
> David
> 67 BGT
> 71 BGT
>
> At 01:42 PM 3/29/00 -0500, Frank Krajewski wrote:
> >David: My concern is for the interchangeability of a BGT hood/bonnet with
a
> >roadster hood/bonnet. I assumed all Mk. I bonnets are compatible but I
wasn't
> >certain about the GT. As a matter of curiousity, are all B roadster
> >bonnets the
> >same? from 1962 to 1980?
> >Frank "Swamp Yankee" Krajewski
> >http://www.bmcne.com
>
>


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