14Platoon Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Just a shame the new paint stands out but this was a very difficult paint to match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmayco68 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Looking very good . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotts90 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Nice job but.... They forgot to weld the bonnet hinges on?! Four big plug welds on each one, not enough meat there to tap into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14Platoon Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Scotts90 said: Nice job but.... They forgot to weld the bonnet hinges on?! Four big plug welds on each one, not enough meat there to tap into. I think these were originally held on with 4 pan head bolts, although they did say they had to drill them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14Platoon Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Scotts90 said: Nice job but.... They forgot to weld the bonnet hinges on?! Four big plug welds on each one, not enough meat there to tap into. This picture shows the bolt holes where they were originally, not sure if they were just bolted through into a thread but they had to drill the bolts out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Bonnet hinge part on bulkhead are welded on AFAIK, my '89 110's definitely are, just looked in my upto 1986 110 parts book, no blot on bonnet hinge parts on the bulkhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14Platoon Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, western said: Bonnet hinge part on bulkhead are welded on AFAIK, my '89 110's definitely are, just looked in my upto 1986 110 parts book, no blot on bonnet hinge parts on the bulkhead. Oo er, maybe the squaddies couldn’t be bothered to weld and just bolted it on? Hoping some bolts will hold it ok then 🤷🏻♂️ It’s bloody heavy with the spare wheel on! Edited October 20, 2018 by 14Platoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotts90 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Squaddies would have had nowt to do with that. There's nothing to bolt to, it's a double skin and too close for any type of rivnut...back to your repairer I reckon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14Platoon Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Ah yes now I see! To be honest I don’t want to take it back as I’ve nearly got it all back together, dont want it all apart and sprayed up again 🤦🏻♂️ The garage hand (labourer) thought they were bolts and drilled them out. There are rivets holding it on temporarily as they couldn’t find bolts to fit (no surprise now). The temp rivets (2 on each hinge so far) appear to be holding it well 🤷🏻♂️ Ive posted what it should be like below 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Looks really good 👍 Mo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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