If you had a Bugeye you would change your opinion as a forward tilt bonnet
exposes all but the radiator and has the added benefit of protecting your
head :-) Also with the typical hinge setup it takes a matter of seconds to
remove the Bonnet completely. Chuck's method does not allow the Bonnet to
open far enough (BTDT). A new hinge is a better answer.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From <DLancer7676 at cs.com>
To: <cfchrist@earthlink.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: bugeye tilt front end
> In a message dated 1/7/2001 2:09:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> cfchrist@earthlink.net writes:
>
> << it is way too simple to make a bugeye into a tilt front end! >>
>
> I don't have a bugeye, but I fail to see the advantage of a tilt front
end.
> It seems to me this would make the engine more difficult to service since
you
> would have the bulk of the bonnet up front in your way. The quarters are
> already cramped without adding the inconvenience of a bonnet blocking the
> front of the engine compartment. Maybe raising it at nighttime would give
> the CAT a good place to sleep?
>
> --David C.
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