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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Pegs on body for hood, am I just being dumb?

Evening all

Had a go at fitting the hood to the project sprite, 1970 mk iv. have a collection of pegs etc removed many years ago. I am talking about the raised metal lip that runs around the rear of the cockpit. when I fit the hard plastic trim over that I cant see how I can then get to the back of the pegs to fit the nut on to them. Am I going about this all wrong or is there some method to refitting them that is evading me?

any help greatly appreciated as ever.

Mark, damn near ready for mot, Adams
M Adams

Hi, Mark. Mine's a '78, but I think the design is the same. I think you'll need to lift the forward edge of the plastic trim slightly to slip a spanner in.

Ignore if irrelevant, but that's what I seem to remember.

-:G:-
Gryf Ketcherside

Thanks Gryf

That may well be right, but my plastic trim is way to inflexible to do that. It may have become like that due to being stored for so long I suppose.

Mark
M Adams

Gryf is correct, the trim should be just flexible enough to lift the inside edge and postion the nuts inside for the studs and snaps. If yours is old try warming it a bit with hot water to make it more flexible.
B Young

Thanks fellas, will give it a go at the weekend.
M Adams

The ambient temperature at the moment will be against you ;o)
Dave O'Neill2

Mark
Depending where in Kent you reside and what you are doing on the day each month Sprite and midget owners meeet at the Angel, Addington Green, Kent. We are next there on 26/2 from 1200hrs
Alan
A Anstead

Alan

Thanks for the invite, do I need to have the sprite up and running or can I just come along in the modern.

Mark
M Adams

Hi
Come in either.
If you need directions
alan dot anstead at btopenworld dot com
Alan
A Anstead

This thread was discussed between 02/02/2012 and 03/02/2012

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