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Hello Everyone,

I went to the British car show in Bellevue (WA) last month. I couldn't believe all the pristine TR6's on display. In some ways it was a little depressing in that it will be many years before my car will even come close to the restorations I saw. I don't have the money, and I have a lot to learn still. I liked the attitude of one owner at the show though who said that his goal is to just make his car a little better every year. That's an attitude I can live by while restoring this car.

One thing I was impressed with at the show were the gaps on the bonnets. My car was in pieces when I bought it. I have not been able to get the gaps I want; especailly in the bonnet. Does anyone have any tricks to doing this?
Thanks, Kevin
 
Get somebody to work with you. It just takes time and patience.
Don't be in a hurry to restore your car. Once you get it restored to where you think you want it, you will be less apt to enjoy it.
I see just as many people at shows crowding around looking at "drivers" as with over-restored cars. Drivers are becoming more scarce, especially as the values rise.
 
I've found that having the grille out doesn't hurt. You can do the adjusting of the front hinge bolts with the hood (bonnet) down and make life easier on yourself.
 
I found through experimenting that adjusting the hood catch also helps in aligning the bonnet. Shifting the catch controls the gaps at the rear.
 
A word of caution when adjusting your hood (bonnet) alignment. It would be prudent to remove the portion of the latch attached to the hood, least you slam the blasted thing down and latch it and it locks in a bind. A recipe for another broken latch cable. After you get the alignment the way you want it, you can eyeball the latch alignment very carefully and re-install it.



Bill
 
Good advice from both posts. Here is where a felt tip marker can come in handy. After getting that piece in the correct position, mark it and remove it to do the others. Then you will know where it goes back on to have the rear corrected.

OR.................

Be safe and install the emergency hood release before doing any adjustments, then you won't have to worry about a cable breaking or pulling out of the clevis.
 
I agree with Bill. I removed the grill and latch.

I laid the hood in place and bolted the hinges on with the hood down. I did have to adjust it a little after that, but not by much.
 
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