Bonnet mystery thingies

[Nickolas (Nick Saltarelli)]

[E-Type] Parts ID

In reply to a message from Dave Hammond sent Fri 7 Nov 2014: Confirmed. Your next question, since they don’t appear in the parts diagrams, is where the heck do they go? They’re air dams, invisible when the bonnet is fully assembled. One end attaches to the tops of the bonnet valences (air ducts) like this: [image] and the other end to the front diaphragms forming a barrier between the valence and the bonnet underside. There should be about �’’ of felt o…

Felt seal on stone-guard attachment

Half inch thickness is right, Les, and they’re held onto the stone guard with split rivets: [image] The top of the stone guard features seven holes. The split rivets are pushed through the felt at the hole locations in the stone guard and then spread apart: [bonnet%20felts%201] [bonnet%20felts%202] [bonnet%20felts%203] Incidentally, there are four other shorter felt seals in the bonnet. These are hidden away at the tops of the two air ducts (aka valences) and are held in place by two sp…

(Side note to Gary Brinker: the speedo gears you generously sent me 5-6 years ago are still going strong. Thanks again!)