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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - New Bonnet leading egde....

Hi all

I recall reading somewhere that a new leading edge panel could be had rather than scrapping an otherwise OK bonnet

Does anyone know where from??

I've looked at Moss (online), MGBhive and On Fleabay without success..

I had a spare bonnet that didn't seem too bad so i set about it yeasterday ith a rotary file, it ended up like Swiss cheese (had to take my time due to broken ribs), i filled the holes with weld that were small enough to run round with the mig, one hole (or rather a series)i ended up cutting a small (4") plate and welding that in..
The results weren't too bad and where it was very thin, it was blown away so i ended up chasing the hole filling with weld as i went along..

I took a few pics of how badly it was affected (infected??) with Tinworm!!!!!...


John..


j b biggs

More pics...


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Again...


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Another...


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Filled (with Bondo!!!)


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A bit of primer applied (still wet in the pic)


j b biggs

Nice work John. I don't think that repair panel is still available, haven't seen one listed in the catalogs for years and my bonnet is in need of similar repair as yours.
Bill Young

Thanks Bill

They probably discontinued the the replacement front end panel when the realised that people would have to pay £380 for a full bonnet (hood) from moss :-(


John...
j b biggs

As Bill says, they haven't been available for a while.

They do come up on ebay from time to time, though.
Dave O'Neill 2

Nice job John, what's bondo? is that some sort of body filler?
Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo

Nice job John.
Now drill a couple or more of 1/2" diameter holes on the underside, just back from the leading bullnose edge. To allow water out and air in. They rust from the inside as I am sure you know - I believe it is caused by condensation forming on the underside of the bonnet and running forwards and down into the back of that section. Spraying waxoyl in there seems like a good idea too!
Guy Weller

Bob

I believe Bondo is the name of body filler in the US...


John :-)
j b biggs

Guy

This was the underside of the leading edge...


John..


j b biggs

Hmmm

I think i will have to get the underside sand blasted and treated for the rust on it...

some of the welds (following the holes round until they're filled...


John...


j b biggs

nice job, But I seriously doulbt bondo will help that wheel in photo #4

yes bondo in is a popular brand of body filler, its also a generic word that repersents all body fillers here in the USA
Pro P

"nice job, But I seriously doulbt bondo will help that wheel in photo #4"

Ha Ha Ha!!!

Prop

The two damaged wheels were off my BMW318iS, i was on my way to work one dark and wintery morning when a police car came up behind me- he was really hammering it then switched his siren on!!!

Scared me half to death and i threw my car to the left and hit a high kerb, as a result both nearside wheels were scrap- i'll bet the coppers had a good laugh about it over their breakfast....



John..
j b biggs

MS12 was the panel you required or HMP415001/2

Unfortunately it is No Longer Available, however, i see nothing wrong with what you have done above - just be sure that you get plenty of paint in the back of the repairs once you have finished to prevent relapse
PeterJMoore

Hi Peter

Thanks for the info, i've decided that the underside of the bonnet needs sandblasting to get rid of a lot of surface rust that's evident, there's a couple of blasting companies close to where i work, in fact thinking about it, one of my cousins husband is a boss at one of them (Ha!!- rostyles need a refurb too!!)..
i think i'll apply some of the Jenolite rust inhibitor then before waxoyling it....

It's a shame that no one sells the bonnet repair panel though as rust on the leading edge seems a very common occurance (it was on both of my bonnets :-( )


cheers, John..
j b biggs

This thread was discussed between 16/06/2010 and 17/06/2010

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