Unkel Kunkel Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) There seem to be different bonnet gas struts available. Some of these have the lower bracket fixed near the bonnet hinge box and some are attached to the radiator frame. Can anyone advise if there are any apparent advantages, one type over others, please? Edited June 3, 2023 by Unkel Kunkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliff.b Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 19 hours ago, Unkel Kunkel said: There seem to be different bonnet gas struts available. Some of these have the lower bracket fixed near the bonnet hinge box and some are attached to the radiator frame. Can anyone advise if there are any apparent advantages, one type over others, please? I recently fitted the ones that are fitted by the hinge box. They work well, are simple to fit and I found just one strut will hold the bonnet open. I did find though that the drivers side strut fouled the air inlet pipes which I got over by attaching that strut on the opposite side of the bracket and re-routing the pipes behind the radiator stay. I also found out my bonnet hinge on the passenger side wasn't bolted down as tight as it should have been. When the bonnet is closed the strut is under constant tension and in my case, moved the bonnet rearwards on that side, fouling the door. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richeee Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Fitted the same kit this afternoon. With the front plates bolted to the hinge by the front 1/4 valence. And fuuny enough also had to reverse the drivers side so inside the wheel arch not outside as it caught the intake pipes. Will see as times goes on if it gets too much muck etc there. Certainly makes bonnet operation a lot better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliff.b Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 23 hours ago, Richeee said: Fitted the same kit this afternoon. With the front plates bolted to the hinge by the front 1/4 valence. And fuuny enough also had to reverse the drivers side so inside the wheel arch not outside as it caught the intake pipes. Will see as times goes on if it gets too much muck etc there. Certainly makes bonnet operation a lot better. I only fitted it to the "wrong" side at the hinge end which gave a bit more clearance but still had to move the air intake pipes a bit. Apart from that they work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyb Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 I'm sure when I got mine some years back, there was a warning it would not fit spits with the two intake tubes. Never worried me because I have K&N filters. Danny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkel Kunkel Posted June 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 Has anyone any experience of the type where the lower fixings are attached to the radiator bracket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyb Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Unkel Kunkel said: Has anyone any experience of the type where the lower fixings are attached to the radiator bracket? Yes mine are. No problem at all. But what I did do was to drill and bolt through the face of the bracket and the radiator support. Because the brackets are held with the radiator support bolts and if you want to remove the rad you have no support for the bonnet. Danny Edited June 11, 2023 by dannyb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkel Kunkel Posted June 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, dannyb said: Yes mine are. No problem at all. But what I did do was to drill and bolt through the face of the bracket and the radiator support. Because the brackets are held with the radiator support bolts and if you want to remove the rad you have no support for the bonnet. Danny Thanks, Danny that’s helpful. So, both mounting systems gives good results but the intake hoses may need rerouting with either and the rad bracket type benefits from extra bolt as per Danny? (When I finally get my bonnet rebuild finished… )I will get rad.mounted struts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 My Sixfire had two gas struts but I have since removed the offside one. Both were attached adjacent to the bonnet hinges as shown in this photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkel Kunkel Posted June 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 12/06/2023 at 13:41, Stratton Jimmer said: My Sixfire had two gas struts but I have since removed the offside one. Both were attached adjacent to the bonnet hinges as shown in this photograph. Interesting SJ - did you remove the offside one because of clearance issues? Using just the one, does it function OK and not “imbalanced”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVD3500 Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 12/06/2023 at 14:41, Stratton Jimmer said: My Sixfire had two gas struts but I have since removed the offside one. Both were attached adjacent to the bonnet hinges as shown in this photograph. Mildly off topic: What is the thing next to the horn that looks like a dial? Is it to set the temperature an electric fan activates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyb Posted June 14, 2023 Report Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) That's the adjustable thermostat for a Kenlowe electric fan. Danny Edited June 14, 2023 by dannyb Mistake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 14/06/2023 at 11:28, Unkel Kunkel said: Interesting SJ - did you remove the offside one because of clearance issues? Using just the one, does it function OK and not “imbalanced” There wasn't any problem with clearances but the two struts were too strong and were forcing the bonnet back against the scuttle. It is slightly unbalanced now but certainly no worse than my GT6 which has just its original support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 14/06/2023 at 15:39, DVD3500 said: Mildly off topic: Danny B is quite correct, it is the Kenlowe thermostat adjuster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliff.b Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 On 16/06/2023 at 10:46, Stratton Jimmer said: There wasn't any problem with clearances but the two struts were too strong and were forcing the bonnet back against the scuttle. It is slightly unbalanced now but certainly no worse than my GT6 which has just its original support. Mine did this on the passenger side, which led me to discover that the hinge bolts weren't tight enough. Resolved that and all ok now 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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