Far Too Cold For Being Naked
Friday, January 20, 2006
But fortunately it's the car, not myself - whilst you'd be forgiven for thinking the bodywork had rusted away to nothing, I've actually removed the missing parts myself. It's quite amazing just how much weight you can lose from shifting a few bits, whilst the Police might not take too kindly, driving it in the state below is immense fun - if I had the cash, I'd go on a major weight loss campaign, fibreglass panels where appropriate, epoxy doors etc.
All the pictures and descriptions I've seen of bonnet removal on the Herald based cars suggest two people, but I was determined to remove it on my own. I'd estimate the weight at about 50kg with the various fittings in place, but I've not got any scales to check - the copious quantities of underseal don't help matters... It's far more the awkward size than the weight that makes the removal tricky - your arms need to be at full stretch across the bonnet whilst manoeuvring it out of the chassis hinge supports - I can see why it would be easier with a person on each side.
Posted at 12:17
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