I've seen Peter's Bugeye latch pins, and they are pretty nifty. All he needs
to come up with is some kind of snap-latch rather than locking pins, and he
would have a VERY slick setup.
Tom Zuchowski
'61 Bugeye
Clemmons, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Samaroo <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
To: Spridgets@autox.team.net <Spridgets@autox.team.net>; RMiller930@aol.com
<RMiller930@aol.com>
Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: Bugeye Front-Hinging Hood
>Hi Rod,
>I have not looked at the XJ-S setup but will check it out, as for the
>TR6 I looked at that but if the pull cable breaks or jams I could not
>see any way of getting the hood open It's bad enough on a TR6 looks
>impossible on a Bugeye.
>
>For now I bolted a short length of aluminum angle to each hinge mount on
>the bonnet then bolted a length of pipe to each angle, cut a hole just
>in front of the firewall below each hinge pocket and bolted a plate with
>a hole slightly larger than the diameter of the pipe over the hole.
>Lowered the hood and marked the pipe from under the dash where it
>protruded and drilled holes in the pipe so I could insert a pin. It is
>completly invisible from the outside and theft resistant unless someone
>knows to look under the dash to pull the pins. I also put springs over
>the pipe along with a rubber bumper so that the bonnet pops up slightly
>when you pull the pins, makes it a bit difficult to insert the pins but
>you do not scratch the paint trying to lift the bonnet. I was
>considering adding the spitfire latches mounted at the side of the
>footwell instead of externally to pull the sides of the bonnet in so
>they did not flap around as much. This would leave the outside of the
>car looking stock without having to cut holes in the bonnet.
>Peter.
>
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