Hi Dayton,
Since you have perfected this I am more than glad to hold off doing this
until you get back to N.A. Since good pics are essential to use as a guide.
Since, you also have the strut numbers that work for this application then
that is great also.
Thanks
David A. Templeton
Open Text Corp.
Waterloo, ON
Canada
N2L-5Z5
- 74 Spitfire - "Spit-Six"
- 76 Spitfire 1500 - Parts
- 95 GMC 2500 Ext LB 4x4
- 99 GMC Safari
- 66 Ford Mustang (the wife's)
----- Original Message -----
From: dayton carpenter <djcarpen@hotmail.com>
To: <Tburke4@aol.com>; <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>;
<reid.w.simmons@intel.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 3:53 AM
Subject: Re: Hood Prop
>
> Again, again, again
>
> If you use heavy-duty props from a large hatch back you will bend the
bonnet
> supports. I have done this. We had to go to a lighter duty strut from the
> hood of a car. We used two. One person can effortlessly open the hood.
The
> travel is also correct. If you look at most spitfires where the bonnet
> support tubes mount to the bonnet with the U bracket there are usually
small
> stress cracks. You may not notice them unless you remove the bracket. On
> most spitfires I have seen these stress cracks. I usually MIG weld them
to
> fix them.
>
> Because of this I would recommend as we did to make a bracket and weld it
to
> the bonnet support tube. I should be back in the US next month and will
try
> to take some good pictures that illustrate this. I certainly can give you
> the exact strut number at that time. Again you don't need heavy-duty
struts
> because of the leverage of the hinges on the bonnet. You are not lifting
> the entire weight of the bonnet.
>
>
>
>
>
> Dayton J. Carpenter, Esq.
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>
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>
> >From: Tburke4@aol.com
> >To: PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil, djcarpen@hotmail.com,
> >reid.w.simmons@intel.com, spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Hood Prop
> >Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:49:34 EDT
> >
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >I have an Aerostar which has a very heavy rear hatch and a pretty strong,
> >highly stressed pair of struts. They look like they could do the job if
> >properly mounted. Their compressed length is 17.5" (measured to the c/l
of
> >the pivot pins holding them) and their extended length is 24.25" (as
> >installed on the Aerostar). There should be plenty of these in your local
> >boneyard.
> >
> >Tom Burke
> >80 Spit
> >
>
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