{"id":2404,"date":"2012-02-01T09:28:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T14:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2015-02-18T13:22:38","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T18:22:38","slug":"series-3-v-12-bonnet-building-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2012\/02\/series-3-v-12-bonnet-building-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Series 3 V-12 Bonnet \u2013 Building Collapse!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“You have got to be kidding me…” – that’s what I said when this customer showed up with this bonnet in the back of a box truck.\u00a0 They had said over the phone that the ceiling of a storage building they were using had fallen in on the car, and that the power bulge had some dents in it.\u00a0 Dents in the power bulge are something I’ve gotten pretty good at – THIS is a whole different story!<\/p>\n

And here’s the worst part – this was a BRAND NEW bonnet!!!\u00a0 It had been mounted and fitted to the car, then finished in primer and was waiting to be sanded and final painted.<\/p>\n

So I took the bonnet in, but was very clear that I didn’t think I could pull this one off.\u00a0 Having the power bulge pushed down into the flat areas was the big concern – I did not think I’d ever get them anywhere close to flat again…<\/p>\n

Finally, one day after I had just done a really sweet patch on a Series 2 center section, I decided I was ready, and I pulled this out and had at it!\u00a0 Take a look – as you’ll see in the photos, this turned out pretty GREAT – I was really proud of myself on this one!<\/p>\n