John Bonnett
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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I fitted the Club gas struts to my MK3 GT6 and was absolutely delighted with them. They allow the bonnet to be opened by one person without any worries about it twisting or distorting. The struts I believe should prevent, or certainly reduce the tendency for stress cracking in the headlamp area.
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More progress has been made since the last report including work on the bonnet, chassis stripped and off for shot blasting and powder coating and the wiring loom started. A few pictures follow.
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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I pulled the covers off the car today just to remind me what it looks like. It seems that I've been working on the front end for ever so it was good to confirm that the body is finished and all that remains is to complete the work on the bonnet. So the end really is in sight.
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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The air intake frame has a horizontal bar with the Triumph badge fitted in the centre. The bar itself started off as a piece of flat 1.2mm thick stainless steel 32mm wide. It's been folded into a Vee and polished. I made the backing plate for the badge also out of stainless steel which is welded on. The bar is now in place and the bage offered up. I'm rather pleased with it
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Horizontal bar and badge backing plate welded in
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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A big advantage of having the bonnet frame without the bonnet is that it is easy to see how much clearance is available; in this case the ducting for the radiator. The assembly uses 25 x 25 x 1.5mm extruded angle with 1mm thick pure aluminium sheet for the panelling. It is as light as I can make it while still retaining rigidity. Hopefully it will do its job and ensure a good airflow through the radiator.
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
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From the album: GT4 Lightweight
