One man process. This is how I did it;
Find the center of the seal. Clamp it to the center of the cove with a C-Clamp
and wood blocks as required. Then work on each side seperatly, pulling it down
as far as humanly possible. It will stretch. Slow and not very forgiving. It
does work.
Paul
> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:19:08 -0400
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> From: lbc@littlebitcountry.com
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] BE Bonnet seal
>
> There is only one way that I found to install this piece and it takes 2
people.
> One person on either end, pull then slip it into the channel then cut
> off excess.
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 09:18 PM 8/24/2010, you wrote:
> >The seal I bought for mine was too wide and sat on top of the lip of the
> >channel
> >it was supposed to fit into. This made it too tall to fit under the
> >bonnet when
> >closed. I took a utility knife and cut a slit about 1/2 inch
> >deep in the bottom
> >of the seal so the lip of the channel could slide up into
> >it. Came out to the
> >right height in the process. Doug ....o~'o
> >________________________________
> >From: Mark Haynes <haynes386@netzero.net>
> >To:
> >spridgets@autox.team.net
> >Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 10:04:54 AM
> >Subject:
> >[Spridgets] BE Bonnet seal
> >
> >I just bought a bonnet seal from Sports & Classics
> >for Chips (the'58)and
> >installed it in the cowl channel last night with the
> >V-groove upwards. When I
> >close the bonnet, it's WAY too tall (~3/8" above the
> >cowl). I remember someone
> >had this issue last year, so I thought that I'd ask
> >the pertinent questions-1)
> >Did I install this wrong? and 2) How much needs to
> >come off the backside of
> >the seal to fit correctly?
> >
> >
> >Mark Haynes
> >HAN6L12779
> >HAN5L8016
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