AND...
When it is right, to your absolute satisfaction, drill a 1/8" hole through
the flange of the hinge and into themounting plate.
Tap in a small spring steel roll pin.
Next time ( there will of course be a next time, and sooner than you
think!), leave the 2 roll pins fixed to the mounting plates and align the
hinges onto these. You probably need to open the hole in the hinge out to
3/16" to make it easier to slip over the roll pin, but it will still be
suficient to give you accurate, repeatable alignment.
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Gerard" <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
To: <DLancer7676@cs.com>; <PilotRob@webtv.net>; <denadave@attbi.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: Bonnet (hood) alignment on install on '62 sprite
> Dave,
>
> Welcome back.
>
> If you snug up the bolts enough to have just enough friction to keep it
> from moving on it's own but not enough to keep you from nudging it,
> pressing it down into th latching mechanism should give you somethiing
> reasonably close to the way it was. just watch each side at the nose end
to
> make soure you have an equal gap at the fenders and so you don't scrap the
> paint. Holding the bonnet at the front (partially lowered) with a hand on
> each side and embraced with your forearms should give you enough control
to
> move (nudge) it around where you want too.
>
> Gerard
>
> At 8:18 PM -0400 5/13/03, DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
> >In a message dated 5/13/03 5:11:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> >PilotRob@webtv.net writes:
> >
> >
> >> Your last paragraph in your post on the
> >> subject tells the tale....keep screwing with
> >> it 'til it's "right"....no "tricks".
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