Bonnets

[dickc]

Hello all,

With cold weather approching I am back on task with my sprite project and I am looking for some advice. I have a MKIV that I picked up that I am bring back to life. I have a mazda 13b installed and am looking to a nice one piece bonnet to cover it. Any Ideas? I would like a nice flare to hold some 8in wide rims. I cannot get a good pic og the Japco bonnet. Are they any good? Who else is in the market?

Thanks,
Dick

 

[Trevor Jessie]

https://www.spridgetech.com/

 

[dickc]

I went and looked at one of there bonnets and I realy don't like them. The boxed flare just distroys the cool lines of the car. I am thinking more like this one but in a mkIV, heck if I could find out where they got that one I might make make a franken sprite.
https://i6.ebayimg.com/05/i/08/37/19/94_12.JPG

 

[Trevor Jessie]

You most likely will need to buy a stock bonnet and lay your own glass to get the shape/size you desire. Did you ask spridgetech about doing a custom set?

Maybe Hap from Acmespeedshop will have some suggestions.

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Are you looking for something like this:

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-Midget...034437325QQrdZ1

 

[dickc]

Yes that would be great.

 

[Trevor Jessie]

I've never seen any like that other than ones that were hand built from generic flares.

 

[dickc]

Ok how about flared fenders made from aluminum or fiberglass .

 

[jollyroger]

I have stock looking one piece fiberglass square-body bonnet/fender unit laying around behind my shop. It needs a bit of work. It is set up for a front tilt and has spitfire latches on the sides. Some previous owner laid something on the top section for a long time so it has a depression in it. I think it would be an easy fix.

 

[Taz]

How much do you want for it. would you be willing to ship by Greyhound bus

 

[jollyroger]

That is a pretty big piece and I don't have any way to crate it. Do you think that Greyhound would ship something that big without being crated? (I guess I might strap it to a pallet)
If you think it is possible then I guess I would sell it for 150 bucks.

 

[Taz]

you do not have to crate to ship greyhound. they will take it as is with a address tag on it .Has to be taken to a greyhound station. This is the cheapest way, will go across country for very few bucks . Size must be less than 30"x 47"x 80" and not more than 100 pounds.How much work do you think it will need to be usable

 

[jollyroger]

sounds like scary way to ship a big chunk of glassfibre.
It was on a car when I got it. I don't think it would take too much work. The hood area has a dent sorta thing in the glass where something heavy sat there for a while???maybe? Looks like a dent in sheet metal...only without the wrinkles. I might iron out if you just reversed the process in the hot sun for a while. I will have to go out back and look it over again. I might take a photo and post it here if you like.

 

[Taz]

You can send me a photo at beedle@verizon.net if you want. They probley cant hurt it any more. May need to tape a 2 x4 between the wings for some support.

 

[Hap Waldrop]

There are several palces that make fiberglass fender, hood and deck lids and bugeye front ends for our cars. I used several different ones.

Here's an example of Japco bodywork
www.acmespeedshop.com/_images/100-0002_IMG.jpg

Here's a example of Spridgetech bodywork
www.acmespeedshop.com/_images/bustertestday.JPG

Huffaker also makes nice body work for the Spridgets.

All this stuff is race weight, meaning fairly thin, so I would recommend thickening them up for street use.

 

[jlaird]

Nice looking glass.