We brought it home today!

[RickB]

BillM offered and I accepted his help. We brought it home today!
Here are a couple pics, more to come of course.

Take note, that hood (bonnet) will be the first thing to go!

 

[mightymidget]

The hood tho not suited really for the car may be the answer to some one eles prayers. Work looks well done you may want to E-Bay the hood and suplement the stock bonnet. very nice looking car

 

[John_Shep]

Nice looking Mk2, Rick.
Totally agree about ditching the bonnet!
Have Fun!!
John Shep.

 

[vagt6]

Rick, seems like you found a nice example (exepting that god-awful bonnet!).

What work does it need? Rust, engine, etc.??

 

[texas_bugeye]

Kind of has the big healy feel. As far as hood mods thats a nice one I bet you could sell it to some one doing a engine swap. Healy 2000 s?

 

[RickB]

I hadn't thought about selling it.
Maybe I could make enough to have one of my other hoods painted?
That would be cool.

 

[v8mgbal]

Hey Rick, just curious is the hood metal or glass thnks.

 

[blkcorvair]

Nice looking Car Rick! Gotta disagree on that hood. I kinda like it.

 

[RickB]

Metal or glass?
I will have to check and get back to you.

If someone will buy it I might be able to afford to have my other hood professionally painted to match the car!

 

[scoutll]

The car looks really nice Rick. The hood doesn't really look that bad to me either, and it does look like a good job from the pictures.

 

[Billm]

That hood is 100% steel and even looks well made INSIDE.
Bill

 

[blkcorvair]

I really like it. Call me crazy

 

[RickB]

Yes, I just checked and it is definitely steel.
Heavy too.

I just want the nice graceful lines of the Sprite on this one.
My Midget is for modifying, this one I want to be pretty & graceful.
Maybe it's just sentimentality.

 

[jvandyke]

I don't mind the hood all that much either but was a bit to much of a [censored] to say anything. It's sorta cool. Maybe on the right 1500 RB.

 

[scoutll]

Does it suffer from the dreaded crooked signal syndrome (late left fender and early right)?

 

[RickB]

Yes, it seems all these cars have it.
Are we sure they didn't leave the factory this way?

Anyway, I have a pair of 69 fenders that are in pretty good shape so if I wanted to I could solve it on this car.

 

[scoutll]

A lot of people have them that way for years and don't realize until it's pointed out. They should have just left them where they were when they narrowed the bumper.

 

[v8mgbal]

Hey Rick, why don't ya put that hood on the Midget.

 

[tony barnhill]

Scott needs that hood on his race car!

 

[blkcorvair]

Theres gotta be some rule against it. But dont think that thought hadnt crossed my mind.