Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Three Wheeler & Super 3 How to get the bonnet on without swearing ?

I meant to say Atlante , I have been using your plastic tube method with good results , but you have me puzzled here - What are you showing with this photo?

This little piece help to put the bonnet on without marking the support in PVC .
Look at yours, you could see they are used

Thanks I get it now.
Its a guide to help position the bonnet as it is lowered into position, very clever.

Mmm like that A3 - very smart indeed!!

Elsewhere on the forum, I have explained my problems with posting photos here, so I am unfortunately unable to show my solution to the cowl-fastening annoyance, a pair of high-quality chromed spring clips.

When I say "my" solution, I exaggerate. The pioneering work was done by an English Morgan dealer, whose motto is apparently "Never knowingly under-priced". You can see his work in the General Photo Gallery.

I asked him for a quote. He said he was out of stock at the moment, but it would be £275 plus VAT (plus postage) for a set of four. I sent him a reply saying that I would get back to him if I unexpectedly find that I have an extra arm or leg...and he replied,"Excellent".

I found exactly the same clips advertised on the site of Vintage Supplies Ltd. I decided I need only two, as the rearward Dzus fasteners have never caused me any difficulty. The pair cost £53.28 delivered, plus a few euros for chromed nuts and bolts.

It was very hard, fiddly work and I hurt my back doing it and also lost some wing nuts down in the footwell. But it was worth it. Looks good, works well.

Good for you Monsieur Dron! That same dealer is a little too far removed from reality, it would appear..

Do the clips do more than pull vertically downwards? The Dzus fasteners hold tension across the car, whereas the spring clips appear to pull down only.

And a hot bath followed by a rub down with a copy of MOG World & a single malt will work wonders, I'm sure..

Peter solution
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Thank you for posting my photo, Raphael!

To Stringer's BM:
Yes, the clips are vertically sprung, but the hard rubber pads are tensioned against the cowl, providing a sort of miniature triangulation.


Hot Radox baths and shots of Aberlour have both proved useful, but I have also visited a back quack who has worked wonders. The second visit was considerably less painful than the first, which I think is a good sign.

Incidentally, I am still thinking about how to blank off the Dzus orifice, the problem being that there is not much space on the other side, between the cowl and the Dzus receptacle.

That looks superb Peter ( I assume P_Dron is Peter ? )

On jobs like this I have seen roundheaded unslotted stainless bolts used as blanking off pieces , and looked very neat. Downside is it might involve removing the Dzuz option . If I can refind the link I will post.
Can I ask - did you fit strengthening pieces where it bolts on i.e. the bonnet and the wing are very thing section - I am concerned it might distort with too much pressure , so for mine am considering something in the inside to spread the load - hope that makes sense.

On the outside, to fit between the knobby bit and the cowl, I cut a piece of hard plastic; on the inside, I used a plastic washer and then a steel one and then the nut.

I bought some roundheaded unslotted stainless bolts but I am still trying to work out how to fit them. Perhaps Malcolm Rutter would like to post on here, explaining how he did it without removing the inner Dzus part. Oh, perhaps not...


Peter Dron