Get some old belts and string them together to make a tie down strap. Lot's of
old vehicles held the bonnets closed like that. Probably you'll run into people
who think it's original. :-)
David Moag wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> The last time I drove with a bonnet on the car, it blew off and hit me in
> the head. That was with no apron either. So now I've got the apron
> (somewhat) mounted and I've put the bonnet back on. I don't want to put the
> nice new dzus fasteners in yet, because the body is all rough and I'll be
> getting it painted in just a few weeks. But I need to drive it short
> distances in the meantime to complete things.
>
> So ... anyone have any clever ideas of what I might do to hold down the
> bonnet for the short term? The car is still in definite shake-down mode so I
> need to be able to open it up fairly often. I've got the brackets that the
> dzus fasteners will eventually latch to installed, and they line up with the
> holes in the bonnet.
>
> Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
>
> Dave Moag
> 62 TR3B
> 77 Spitfire
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George Richardson
The Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559L - http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
The Hippogrif - '71 Triumph Stag MKI, LE8176E - soon to get a site of it's own
Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Undergoing repair
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