Post Photobucket reboot from October 2009 continued..........Well, due to other priorities, I've yet to do the sidescreen seals, but put the hood up on Sunday to test the fit of the top seals on the pillars. They work pretty well.
This picture shows how the header rail nips the top seal, and fits quite well with the recently added water deflector strip.
If you have the latest factory hood you can compare the original set up with this.
This picture shows the inner hood flap in place. There's still scope for water to get in at speed, but I might give this small 'gap' in the defences more thought on Saturday.
Tonight I've had a go. As you might imagine I have a mohair scrap 'box'. I also have a neoprene scrap box and a stainless/aluminium scrap box. This is because I never throw anything away that might possibly have a future use.....................
Here's the container of mohair offcuts, from the spring gaiters:
I wondered if the triangles would be the right shape
It turns out that once again, fate has provided a simple fix. Heavy duty Bostik is my glue of choice for 'mohair'.
Only the front half is glued. Compare this view to that earlier in this thread.
When the door is closed, the sidescreen frame just holds the corner. In wet weather it may be better if this was left to overlap the sidescreen - only time will tell.
Next the lower seals............
