{"id":9938,"date":"2014-10-22T12:43:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T16:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=9938"},"modified":"2015-02-18T12:33:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T17:33:41","slug":"assembling-and-mounting-the-bonnet-the-final-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2014\/10\/assembling-and-mounting-the-bonnet-the-final-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Assembling and Mounting the Bonnet \u2013 the Final Push!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things ALWAYS end up going right down to the wire once you set a date, and this one was no exception… The extent of the damage and the repairs we had to make on this bonnet made the test asembly phase very long and involved, but we finally got everything in the bonnet to “play nice”, and for all the trouble it was going together, it actually came out great!<\/p>\n

This was out first bonnet to be primed with epoxy instead of etch. It’s a better coating overall, and I’m pretty sure that we will continue to do them all in epoxy, but it is MUCH more time consuming – mixing and spraying paint is NOT my thing…<\/p>\n

The customer opted for a new set of frame rails from E-Type Fabs, and you just CAN NOT beat these – I LOVE them! This gave us a nice straight set of mounting points for the bonnet – but that’s where the fun part ended… This bonnet fought us all the way down to the end – but as usual, we won.<\/p>\n