So are you saying - do all that work and hit a deer, or get one from a
junkyard?
Just curious
Larry
(Prob gonna be a patch job of some kind)
>>>>On 11/1/99 19:09 so and so (Steve Byers) said. (And I quote:)
>If you can't get a repair panel for it, you might try what I did. I removed
>the aluminum trim panel from the bottom of the bonnet, then cut access holes
>in the sheet metal underneath the trim. That provided enough room to get in
>there with a wire brush to remove as much loose rust as possible. Then, I
>painted two or three coats of Corroless under there and let it cure for a
>week. Finally, I covered the holes (on the bottom side with fiberglass
>cloth and resin and filled and smoothed the holes on the top side with
>Bondo. To top it off, I flooded the repair area underneath with Waxoyl.
>After painting with a spray can, the bonnet lasted for about 5 years without
>rusting again, until I hit a deer with the car and eliminated all my good
>work. I replaced that bonnet with one from a junkyard that wasn't rusted.
>
>Steve Byers
>Havelock, NC USA
>'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
>"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
>than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
>To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>; MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>;
>Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
>Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 12:51 PM
>Subject: Bonnet Repair Kit??
>
>
>> I picked up a bonnet for my Midget from Frank this last weekend. It needs
>> a repair kit for the front of it. Supposedly VB or Moss has this repair
>> panel. When I called them - they know of no such critter. Moss has a
>> number - but no availability. This bonnet is nice and straight, just the
>> lip is rusted.
>>
>> Any Suggestions???
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
>> System Administrator/Manager
>> Neuropsychiatry Section
>> Department of Psychiatry
>> University of Pennsylvania
>> 3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
>> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>>
>> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
>> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
>>
>>
Larry Macy
78 Midget
Keep your top down and your chin up.
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Manager/Administrator
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
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