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Bug-Eye Bonnet Mounting Bolt Lengths?

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The hinges each have 4 bolts and the manual advises that the inner bolts are longer. Anyone know what the lengths should be for the 'inner' and the 'outer' bolts? Mine are a wee bid of a hodge podge....

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Doug
 
According to the Service Parts List all eight are 1/4" x 5/8" with a flat washer and a spring washer
 
All that matters is that they aren't so long that they get into your bonnets sheet metal. Also, when you install, you might want to install spacers so the bonnet lines up with the cowl. A trick, once the bonnet is aligned with even spacing is to drill a small hole through each hinge and the plate it mounts to so when you next take it off, you can simply loosely install the bolts, use your alignment pin in the hole and tighten the bolts and your bonnet is where it was previously.Seems my bolts were 1" x 28 x 1/4".
 
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