Alternative Bonnet Stay

[LA 11 builder]

I had been out of town during the earlier discussion and was unable to find the information about my solution. I used one of these:

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s ... 0002&Nty=0

It is mounted to a bracket on the center of the crossmember that supports the radiator with another bracket fiberglassed to the center of the bonnet. I used carbon fiber angle I bought cheaply online from a hobby shop for the brackets, it is easier to bond than alloy and just as strong. When I open the bonnet it falls over center and is stopped by a screw on the bracket, to close I just lift it up past the center and simply close the bonnet. I would post a picture if I knew how to do it on this forum. I will use the other one, they are sold as pairs, to hold the back shell.

[LA 11 builder]

Here are a couple of pictures of my bonnet stay:


http://s411.photobucket.com/albums/pp19 ... G_0558.jpg
http://s411.photobucket.com/albums/pp19 ... G_0557.jpg

I still have to pretty up the bracket on the crossmember by rounding off the corners and giving it a pleasing shape, but it works just fine.