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Re: [Healeys] Bonnet hinge on BT7

To: Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bonnet hinge on BT7
From: Richard Jim Hockert <rjhco459@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 06:51:38 -0500
Cc: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
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Its an adjustment, inside or outside or different on each side.  Make the ga=
ps even.=20

Best regards,
Jim

> On Apr 3, 2025, at 3:40=E2=80=AFAM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys <healeys@aut=
ox.team.net> wrote:
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> Or hood!
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> So, I had my bonnet resprayed =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=99t ask =E2=80=93 and dr=
ove the car the 100 yds(!) to the spray shop whereupon we could not decide w=
hether the arms/hinges go outside or inside the mating surfaces on the bonne=
t ie to which the hinges are bolted. Of course, I should have taken a photo b=
ut was in a last minute panic for other and better reasons! (MkII BT7).
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> In the end, we went with hinges outside, bolts facing inwards. Seems to wo=
rk but was not easy to get a nice gap all round.
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> What=E2=80=99s the collected wisdom?
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> Thanks,
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> Simon
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Its an adjustment, inside or outside or dif=
ferent on each side. &nbsp;Make the gaps even.&nbsp;<div><br id=3D"lineBreak=
AtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Best regards,<div>Jim</div></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 3, 2025, at 3:40=E2=80=AF=
AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br><=
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<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">Or hood!<=
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<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">So, I had=
 my bonnet resprayed =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=99t ask</font></span><span lang=3D"=
en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span l=
ang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"> <font face=3D"Times New Roman">=E2=
=80=93</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span>=
<span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"=
><font face=3D"Times New Roman"></font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><s=
pan lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><=
/span><span lang=3D"en-gb"> <font face=3D"Times New Roman">and drove the car=
 the 100 yds(!) to the spray shop whereupon we could not decide whether the a=
</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span l=
ang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font f=
ace=3D"Times New Roman">rms/hinges go outside or inside the mating surfaces o=
n the bon</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></sp=
an><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-=
gb"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">net ie to which the hinges are bolted. Of=
 course, I should have taken a photo but was in a last minute panic for othe=
r and better reasons!</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D=
"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span=
 lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Times New Roman"> (MkII BT7).</font></span><sp=
an lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></=
span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">In</font>=
</span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D=
"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D=
"Times New Roman"> the end, we went with hinges outside, bolts facing inwar<=
/font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span l=
ang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font f=
ace=3D"Times New Roman">ds. Seems to work but was not easy to get a nice gap=
 all round.</font></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">What=E2=80=
=99s the collected</font></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en=
-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span la=
ng=3D"en-gb"> <font face=3D"Times New Roman">wisdom?</font></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">Thanks,</=
font></span></p>

<p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-gb"><font face=3D"Times New Roman">Simon</fo=
nt></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=
=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span><span lang=3D"en-gb"></span></=
p>


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