31-08-2021, 10:28 PM
Evening all,
I recently picked up a chummy four piece bonnet for my AE type chummy project. It fits reasonably well, aside from that the bonnet sides appear to be about an inch and a half or so too short! I wasn't expecting it to fit perfectly first time round, but this seems way off as if it was made for a car with either taller valences or a lower scuttle/radiator shell. It's too short all the way along, rather than just at one end.
I'm a bit confused as I'd thought four piece bonnets were only fitted to later chummy models which would be fairly similar in dimensions. The bonnet sides measure about 10 inches in height, and the only thing I can think of is that the bonnet is fitted with sides from an earlier three piece bonnet unless anyone has any other ideas???
I recently picked up a chummy four piece bonnet for my AE type chummy project. It fits reasonably well, aside from that the bonnet sides appear to be about an inch and a half or so too short! I wasn't expecting it to fit perfectly first time round, but this seems way off as if it was made for a car with either taller valences or a lower scuttle/radiator shell. It's too short all the way along, rather than just at one end.
I'm a bit confused as I'd thought four piece bonnets were only fitted to later chummy models which would be fairly similar in dimensions. The bonnet sides measure about 10 inches in height, and the only thing I can think of is that the bonnet is fitted with sides from an earlier three piece bonnet unless anyone has any other ideas???