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Fabrication and
mounting of the bat
fins.
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Engine Cover and
hinge mounting
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Complete re wiring
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Fabrication
of steel windshield
frame
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Fabrication
and construction of
Convertible
Top
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Fabrication
of back window
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Fabrication of Front
Beam support
structure
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Fabrication
of Gull Wing Doors
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Constructing
retractable
Headlights
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Mounting and fitting
of front turn signal
lights
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Mounting and fitting
of Gas Tank
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Fabrication and
installation of side
scoops
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Fabrication
of a 2"body lift
Engine
Cover and
Hinge
Mounting
I wanted
the hinge for the engine
cover to be strong. the
original Bradley GT used
a wood strip fiber
glassed into the back of
the body and wood screws
to mount the hinge. I
used a router to cut a 1
inch wide by 1/4" deep
by 40" long slot in the
back where I was going
to mount the hinge. I
got a piece of
1"x1/8"x40"long steel
strap and glued and
clamped it into the slot
with resin. I then laid
in several layers of
fiberglass and resin
until it was built up
even with the back of
the car. It was then
sanded smooth.
In the
below photos you can see
I bought a piano hinge
cut it to 36" and
drilled 1/8" holes
through the fiberglass
and into the steel strap
to match the holes in
the hinge. I bought 100
5/8" long stainless
steel flat head # 32
allen screws ( from WW
Grainger) as they will be
used in other areas on
the car. I used an #8 32
tap to thread every other
hole on the hinge.
On the
engine cover, I glued a
3/4" 1/8" x 36" long
aluminum strap to the
inside top of the engine
cover itself. I drilled
and tapped through six
of the matching holes
also with an #8-32 tap
and bought six stainless
steel acorn nuts as the
5/8" screws will go
through both the
aluminum and fiberglass
with 1/8" to tighten the
acorn nuts. I used anti-seaze
grease on all the
threads to keep water
from seeping in and
rusting the threaded
holes.
You
can see the mounted
engine cover and how the
hinge is mounted in the
above photos.
Above:
You can see the latch
linkage and the engine
open support rod. I
didn't like the hood pin
latch arrangement so I
borrowed an idea of my
camper shell latch. I
welded tubing to the the
adjustable hood pins and
the rod slides through
the tubing to latch. I
mounted a "T" handle to
the outside center of
the engine cover. It can
be locked if need be.
The green wire goes to
my license plate light
but has not been
connected yet.
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