{"id":11498,"date":"2015-03-17T09:40:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T13:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=11498"},"modified":"2015-03-17T09:43:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T13:43:22","slug":"series-1-e-type-bonnet-center-section-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2015\/03\/series-1-e-type-bonnet-center-section-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Series 1 E-Type Bonnet Center Section Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ’66 FHC project that we recently sold had a pretty tired bonnet, and while the new owner was willing to jump in and tackle the panel replacement of the monocoque shell itself, he was concerned that he did not have the skill to restore the bonnet…<\/p>\n

So, we ended up making a deal on the car that included a different bonnet solution, with parts that were better suited for an amateur restorer.<\/p>\n

I knew that I had a couple of Series 1 center sections over in storage, but the as the pile of original bonnet parts grows over time, it also seems to get worse in quality…\u00a0 Restorable pieces are pulled out and used to replace “not really restorable” pieces, but those worse pieces go back into the pile, etc…\u00a0 On the other hand, as my skill level continues to grow, pieces that were a write off 3-5 years ago are now “not that bad!…”<\/p>\n

I pulled out a Series 1 center section that I purchased a few years ago.\u00a0 It was straight and sold, but had the usual messy nose.\u00a0 At first glance, it looked like a small patch in both forward corners, plus the usual reshaping of the mouth would do the trick.\u00a0 Based on our agreement, the customer deserved about one full day of work on it, and this one looked like it would do the trick!<\/p>\n

ONE day…\u00a0 I’m never going to learn…<\/p>\n