Hi Robert,
I have also been thinking about a forward tilting bonnet using box
Spridget parts. I believe the steel fenders and hood would make a more
substantial bonnet for a street car than fiberglass, and most of the
fiberglass bonnets I've seen have flares anyway. I am not far enough
along with my 67 to start on this yet, but my hangup is that I need to
keep a front bumper for PA state inspection, and I don't want to have to
remove the bumper to tilt the bonnet. One idea is cutting the fenders at
the top or bottom of the grille opening and welding on flanges and
hinges so just the upper fenders tilt, like a late model Spitfire. It
would be subtle and tasteful if well executed IMO. These cars have been
around for so long that it seems like everything I've thought about has
been done before. Maybe there is a better way to keep the bumpers
attached to a one piece bonnet and then have the mountings slip into
custom frame brackets as it closes? Do Bugeye owners just elininate the
bumpers when they convert to forward tilting bonnets?
John
Fogelsville, PA
Robert Duquette wrote:
>Yeah, I know, something that small shouldn't be allowed out alone.
>
>Has anyone ever put together a forward tilting bonnet on a non-bugeye using
>their existing fenders valence and bonnet?
>
>Just curious. I know there's fibreglass out there that would perhaps be
>better suited, but, 'we tight'. And besides, this is primarily a mind
>exercise. I usually need to be planning 'something'.
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