Howard,
You shouldn't have to cut your inner panel, just unscrew it from the body to
gain access to the nut on the stud.
Randy Widman,
'79 Red B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 07/09/2005 9:21 PM
Subject: hood installation help
> Hi folks. Back again with my recent purchase '79 MGB tourer. The hood
(top)
> needed replacement, so I ordered and received a nice one from LBCarCo.
> Problem was that the old 'lift the dot' posts would not fit the new 'lift
> the dot' catches. The old posts were too big to fit in the catches. It
looks
> like they had been 'flattened' somewhat over time. Not too big of a deal,
> since I could replace the old posts with new ones. The problem I have run
> into is that of the four posts on each side, one of them has no access I
can
> find to remove the nut on the bottom of the post. This is the second one
> back from the door post. I can only figure that I will need to cut an
> opening in the inner panel to allow me to get a wrench in to remove the
old
> post nut.
>
> Is this the only way to replace that post, or am I missing something?
>
> Thanks for you help.
>
> Howard
> '57 MGA
> '79 MGB
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