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[nicklouse]

Whould have been better in white rather than old English white.

[minisilverbullet]

Whould have been better in white rather than old English white.

You think! I think it is more retro looking with the OEW

[nicklouse]

Whould have been better in white rather than old English white.

You think! I think it is more retro looking with the OEW

So you are reprinting the roof and painting the bonnet?

[minisilverbullet]

Finally got round to approaching the idea of having a removable panel at the front of the bonnet to cover some holes, i have yet to cut. 

 

Arc Angels sorted me out with a panel from the same mould as their 16v bonnets. 

 

 

 

I spent some time shaping the panel, I have some rubber trim to go around it, but I think i need something with a thicker "slit". 

 

 

 

 

These are the shape of the holes I intend to cut. And i will attach the panel with some sort of 1/4 turn fitting on each side. 

[Simon998]

Could you not make that into a hinged flap?

Run a hinge along the top and then when you want to open it, open the bonnet, flip the flap up and fasten it to the underside of the bonnet.
 

[mina08]

leave them open and put some wire mesh sprayed white behind the holes

[McMini 22]

leave them open and put some wire mesh sprayed white behind the holes

+1.
Or silver if you are spraying the bonnet to match the car obviously.

[minisilverbullet]

 

leave them open and put some wire mesh sprayed white behind the holes

+1.
Or silver if you are spraying the bonnet to match the car obviously.

 

yip spraying the bonnet and the new panel 

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Finally got round to approaching the idea of having a removable panel at the front of the bonnet to cover some holes, i have yet to cut. 
 
Arc Angels sorted me out with a panel from the same mould as their 16v bonnets. 

 
 
 
I spent some time shaping the panel, I have some rubber trim to go around it, but I think i need something with a thicker "slit". 
 

 
 
 
These are the shape of the holes I intend to cut. And i will attach the panel with some sort of 1/4 turn fitting on each side. 

Why are you having a removable panel. Out of interest

[minisilverbullet]

 

Finally got round to approaching the idea of having a removable panel at the front of the bonnet to cover some holes, i have yet to cut. 
 
Arc Angels sorted me out with a panel from the same mould as their 16v bonnets. 

 
 
 
I spent some time shaping the panel, I have some rubber trim to go around it, but I think i need something with a thicker "slit". 
 

 
 
 
These are the shape of the holes I intend to cut. And i will attach the panel with some sort of 1/4 turn fitting on each side. 

Why are you having a removable panel. Out of interest

 

 

Just so I can add it when its raining etc. 

[mini13]

a bit of water shouldnt hurt, free water injection.....

[minisilverbullet]

a bit of water shouldnt hurt, free water injection.....

 Isn't really the water I am bothered about, it is all the muck that comes with it :) 

[minisilverbullet]

So throttle cable snapped 4km from home tonight (luckily). 

 

Seems to have snapped right at the nipple, it was this part which was resting against the peddle/throttle locking clip. 

 

 

Being only 4km from home, I thought I could manage home by just rating the idle speed and driving. I had to snap an umbrella handle and squash it flat, so I could use it as a flat head screw driver. It was slow and I almost made, but I was conscious of a couple of hilly parts. 

 

Being an unsociable git, I don't have anyone nearby to ask to give me a hand. So I decided to lock the throttle slightly open, by tying the remainder of etc cable to the spot lamps. 

 

 

Long story shorty made it home MacGyver style. 

 

Now to look for a new cable, but more importantly try to think how I can stop it happening again. 

 

 

An ideas?

[mini13]

Sounds like the niple is rubbing the cable, try chamfering it a bit, or maybe drilling it out a little too

[minisilverbullet]

Sounds like the niple is rubbing the cable, try chamfering it a bit, or maybe drilling it out a little too

I think it has rubbed on the retaining clip. 

 

Maybe I overtightened the bolt on the nipple?

 

haven't really thought of a solution other than putting a adjustable nipple/connector each side of the retaining clip, to stop the cable moving.