Re: Strut yer bonnet (no Easter content)

["Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>]

I've never been comfortable about doing that on a Spitfire bonnet because of 
the constant force exerted
by the gas strut.  Those struts put out a good bit of force, and the sheetmetal 
of a Spitfire bonnet is not
set up to deal with that sort of force, especially on the inner fender arches.  
  It may well work, I'm just
concerned about long term problems.  

>>> "Michael D. Nugent, Ph.D." <nugentmd@gte.net> 08/20 9:59 AM >>>

Thought this was a novel approach -
http://home1.gte.net/nugentmd/bonnetstruts.htm - it sure makes lifting
the bonnet easier!

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Mike
Renton, WA
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