[Spridgets] Early boot lid handle

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

Update - since the rod on the original boot lid has a fair size curve  I 
didn't opt for tthe suggested carbon fibre fishing rod but bought some 7mm  
aluminium alloy rod from ebay and hoped it would hot bend ok with just a  
blow-lamp.  It did bend ok and I have a 90 degree bend on one end.   I'm going 
to live without a proper flange as I'd need to find someone to weld  that on 
after getting someone else to machine a flange.  However, I may get  some 
flanges made at a later date and make another boot rod, along with a bonnet  
prop.  I'm guessing that drilling a hole for the split pin might be  
challenging for me, not least because I have to drill freehand, not owning a  pillar 
drill.
 
Brian S wanted to know the boot lid weight.  I don't have the weights  
handy but once the lid with the spoiler has been painted I'm guessing it will be 
 close to the weight of a standard lid without a spoiler.
 
Final thoughts - in case anyone is wondering why I'm making an aluminium  
rod boot stay it's because they aren't what I'd call cheap new, I didn't find 
a  used one on ebay, and I wanted to keep the other stay on the old boot 
lid so it  was complete so needed another one.  I'm guessing the weight saving 
is  nothing to get excited about, although every little bit helps.
 
Regards
 
Daniel
 
 
In a message dated 24/04/2017 21:52:00 GMT Daylight Time,  
WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com writes:

One thing I might do is buy some aluminium rod and make an aluminium  
bonnet prop.
 
Regards
 
Daniel

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