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MGB-GT Quick one... MGB Bonnet - will it fit in MGB GT?

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Steve_S

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I need to pick up a bonnet today. Anyone ever fit a bonnet in an MGB GT and be able to close the hatch? It looks like it will fit but I don't have one off a car to test before I go.
 
Is it too late? I can run out and test it for ya. Have you measured first?
 
OK hold on.
 
Here she it. You have to move the seat up & I'd cover the tip of the hood with a towel in case the door rubs on it.
HoodinGT002.jpg
 
Nice! Thank you! It's an aluminum hood so I need to be careful. Looks like there's still room to drive the car, too. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
I need to find another one too. I'll put it on the roadster to lighten her up.
 
Well you can't have mine. :p It was tight getting it through the rear opening, but once in it fit even better in the Mark I car because there are no headrests. I set the rear edge of the bonnet on top of the seat back with a towel padding it.

Thanks again.
 
Sure they are! You won't feel it in the seat of your pants but the aluminum can be lifted with one finger while the steel ones cannot be (easily). Tomorrow afternoon I'll weigh both and report back.
 
It's been awhile, Steve. I didn't remember the aluminum one being all that much lighter.
But, my memory's fading, and so are my brakes. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
Jeff
 
Steve is correct. You can open it with one finger and you can really feel it when you are moving them around. The Red Steel is still not bolted to the car so I can work on the engine easier which is why I could photo it. I still have the Original Green hood from the GT with a dent in the snout. Maybe the green one can be repaired.
 
Ok, here it is. I weighed myself on a bathroom-type scale, then again with each hood. They both had early-style hood prop, latch and safety catch installed. The aluminum hood had most of one piece (of two) of the original heat padding, so I'm subtracting one pound from its weight.

Aluminum bonnet = 10 pounds

Steel bonnet = 30 pounds
 
20 pounds mean go faster...a pinch anyway. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
& on my '68 GT racecar, we've lightened the aluminum hood to 5 pounds!
 
Re: Quick one... MGB Bonnet - will it fit in MGB G

Yikes! I hope that thing is strapped down! I bet it bulges like a balloon at high speed. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/blush.gif

BTW, what class do you plan to race in where that's legal?
 
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