Mike - That sounds like an excellent idea! Thanks for piping up.
This job obviously takes more than one person. In a similar book, a friend
(you know who you are) pointed out something funny you can all appreciate . . .
.
In a "Do-It-Yourself" interior kit guide, one of the pictures show 3 or
more hands! HUH!?
Vic
MICHAEL C ROSS wrote:
> Vic,
>
> I saw an article in a British magazine where the bonnet hinge brackets were
> being replaced. After cutting off the old brackets at the welds, they
> bolted the new ones to the bonnet. Then they set the bonnet on the frame
> proping the front with an appropriate box, etc. They closed the bonnet
> latches and made sure all opennings between the bonnet and the body were
> even. Then they just tack welded the bonnet hinges to the frame in front,
> removed the bonnet again, and fully welded the new brackets.
>
> Might be a thought in lining everything up.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor B. Michael <vmichael@enteract.com>
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 8:50 AM
> Subject: Chassis Repair
>
> >
> >greetings,
> >
> >for responses to my "chassis repair" questions, thank you to Andy Mace,
> >Ted Schumacher and Tod Jones.
> >
> >I have proceeded with the "cut a" option (taking a cut-off wheel to the
> >front crossmember at the welds)
> >so far, so good. i have only done the top welds but it looks good and
> >is fairly easy. i am getting excited at the prospect of finishing the
> >repair work on my driver as soon as it gets back from the garage.
> >
> >i will be careful to align the crossmember on the driver - i have the
> >shop manual with the chassis measurements.
> >
> >Tod, if this goes all wrong, i might take you up on your offer! :) i
> >can't let this happen, though - i've spent too much money this quarter
> >on tracking down the "rear-end noise from HELL"!
> >
> >Thanks again!
> >
> >vic
> >
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