Bonnet mounted spare

[RoverForm]

How much are the clamps worth? I could maybe make some if there is demand. Maybe someone could send me some dimensions...

i will gladly send you dimensions and order a set from you whence completed!

Your balance weights are incorrectly placed also, should be on the rim.

gahhh! i had feeling those didn't belong right there!

looks like you have the longer hold downs. They are mounted upside down. This was probably done that way because they are for a fatter tire/whell combo (usually military application) The typical ones that usually come with standard Rovers, are a bit shorter to accomodate a thinner tire. The idea is that the brackets sit level under the bolt.

got it. i removed the spare shortly after that shot was taken (old cracked tire), and i will remember to apply them correctly once i mount the new bridgestone utraction 7.50X16 spare that roverjohn is selling...

[sailtech]

location of the pie plate

I've got a freshly galvanized pie plate that I'll be installing on my 1969 Series IIa razor-edge bonnet. I can pretty much figure out the location from looking at the photos and comparing the rivet locations, but before I drill holes in the bonnet, I was hoping someone would please provide the measurements to the edge of the pie plate, side to side, and front to back.

Also, I've seen photos where the straight section of the plate was toward the front, and others where it's towards the windscreen. Which is correct?

And finally, I would also like to verify the locations for the round rubber buffers.

Thanks,

Stuart

[RoverForm]

just wanted to check some opinions on this...
got the new spare tire mounted to the freshly powder coated rims (this was the most beat up rim, which is why it is now the spare). the original mounting was claimed to be incorrect, so if i flip the hold down over, the they still do not sit level, but is this good enough?



also, for those of you who have a larger spare (7.50x16), did you have to move your rubber spare bumpers out so that the bulge of the side wall is not sitting atop the paint?
my bumpers are now inside the radius of where the tire contacts the bonnet.

[jac04]

I have added spacers under the rubber bumpers on some of my hoods, but the 7.50 x 16 tires still seem to rub the hood. Sometimes I add a thick piece of rubber between the wheel and retainer as well to help take up the gap.

[RoverForm]

thanx jac. i'll have to do something, otherwise i forsee a ring of wear on the bonnet. i was considering ordering another set of four and adding them a few inches outward of where the current bumpers are, which will give two sets. wondering if will look ridiculous or just add another element of "character" to the already busy bonnet.



the ring in the dust above (upper left of photo) is where the new tire sits. it's a good 2-3 inches from the bumper.

[LaneRover]

thanx jac. i'll have to do something, otherwise i forsee a ring of wear on the bonnet. i was considering ordering another set of four and adding them a few inches outward of where the current bumpers are, which will give two sets. wondering if will look ridiculous or just another element of "character" to the already busy bonnet.



the ring in the dust above (upper left of photo) is where the new tire sits. it's a good 2-3 inches from the bumper.

It won't look ridiculous because the tire will be sitting on top of it!