BJ 8 broken hood frame screw

[Portago]

Since I bought the car the hood does not fit correctly. The single front windshield was working hard, even with the adjustment screws completely out and wood moldings not adjusted well one another.
To remove the hood I have realized that the top track did not fit into its housing and the large bolt that connects the structures was badly damaged by rust and tension, one of them has splintered out.


I've looked in the usual replacement stores and don't sell this piece, I will look for it at a local hardware store, but I'd like to know if any of you know of any specialized in Haley who can sell this piece, new or used.


Thank you for reading and try to help.
A greeting.

 

[Bob_Spidell]

The 'go to' shop for hard to find parts is British Car Specialists (www.britishcarspecialists.com). Their email is britishcardoc@sbcglobal.net,
and the owner's name is David Nock. I'd replace both while you're at it; won't add that much to shipping.

Phone/Skype 209.948.8767,

 

[rjc157]

You should be able to find a nut and bolt that long just won't be original but who is going to see it anyway

 

[Portago]

You should be able to find a nut and bolt that long just won't be original but who is going to see it anyway

You're right. I asked at my local hardware store and did not have them in stock, because the imperial metric is not very common here, but I charge a pair and they arrive within a few daysand I think that will work because have the same diameter and length, although a longer thread, and its not original.

Thank you all, I will still ask at British Car Specialists.

Un saludo.

 

[AUSMHLY]

You should be able to find a nut and bolt that long just won't be original but who is going to see it anyway

I agree. If you don't see it, then replace it with what you find at a hardware store. Find a bolt that has the same shaft diameter/length without the threads, then cut off the excess thread to mirror the original bolt length. (First put the nut on, then cut the tread. Then when unscrewing the nut it will clean the threads at the end of the bolt.) Hugh price difference too when you make your own parts.

 

[Keoke]

Here is a friend of mine in Spain that has done a ground up on a Daimler He may know of a local source for your hardware.

Mauricio
ye004r79@telefonica.net

 

[bob hughes]

Why not turn a length of rod up on a lathe and thread both ends, metric or whatever, fix a nut at one end and peen over the rod so the nut is fixed and you then have a bolt and there you are.



Bob