David,
I had the exact same thing happen to my 60 TR3 years ago except I was
running about 55 and it didn't hit my head. It just went flat against the
windshield and snapped a hinge just ahead of the hinge pin the other one
held. That was when you just went down to the dealey and bought anopther
one. I was also lucky it didn't even dent the hood. It's amazing how fast
that hood comes up. Had the same thing happen to me in a VW Rabbit on I26
and it nearly gave my daughter a heart attack. Got a small dent in the roof
that time. Both times I was at fault by not fastening the hood.
Joe Worsley
80 TR8
72 TR6
Advance, NC
At 11:18 AM 10/2/99 -0700, you wrote:
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>Listers,
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>Just took my second drive in the TR3B. Re-bleeding the brakes helped a lot.
>So... I decided to give it more speed this time. And here is what I
>learned --- when driving with no apron and no windshield and the wire
>holding the bonnet down unties itself and the bonnet comes flying up and
>snaps the hinges and then hits you in the head --- it doesn't hurt as much
>as one might imagine.
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>Still having a blast,
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>Dave Moag
>62 TR3B
>77 Spitfire
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