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Another bit of a tidy up and then looked to fit the front end.
Assumed I'd mislaid the nuts that attach the bonnet to the hinges. Spent a while looking till I made the sensible decision to look at the Z3 parked outside and quickly discovered that they are bolts and I need to purchase nuts. Any one an idea of what size?
Hi,
I used nuts needing a 13mm socket so think they are M8. You will need to open up the hinge holes quite a bit to position the front end successfully too (I’ve not Domenic it but seen it on a couple of other peoples builds). So you’ll need some sturdy washers under the bonnet nuts too.
Hope this helps
Dave
Now that you've bought them, I used M8 flange nuts, save mucking about with washers which when your balancing the bonnet, spanner and nuts in one hand make fitting a bit easier. I didn't have to open anything up, it all bolted up perfectly.
Bear in mind that you do have some fore and aft adjustment. Align the bottom rear wheel arch of the bonnet up with the front of the sill.
When i did mine up there were three of us so didn't have Jag's balancing act to perform - that must have really sucked. The 250SWB front is heavier than the average politician's conscience
There are details on the uprated gas struts and order details on my build thread.
Unfortunately, due to me just returning from a beer festival I can't see the post so you will have to hunt for it!
When i did mine up there were three of us so didn't have Jag's balancing act to perform - that must have really sucked. The 250SWB front is heavier than the average politician's conscience
Dave
I struggled on my own as I was worried about spilling my beer..............ound:
There are details on the uprated gas struts and order details on my build thread.
Unfortunately, due to me just returning from a beer festival I can't see the post so you will have to hunt for it!
Oh, I'll find it! Not beer time here just yet..Verry soon though.
Made a beautiful template and measured everything up perfectly. Checked, rechecked and checked again.
Then carefully cut 4 holes perfectly into the dash. Holesaw was slightly smaller than needed but decided I could file it out to right size.
Same again for the big dials. This time hole saw was perfect size. Two beautiful holes cut...
Offered up the Speedo to check and it fell through. Vibrations had made hole too big. Shit.
Checked smaller holes and they fit perfect. Decided to trial fit gauges to check. Oil temp, oil pressure, water temp, fuel and bollox, the clock. 5 dials. 4 holes.
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