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MG MGA - Hood Frame

Hi All
Can anyone advise what material goes around the 1600 hood frame bows/bars and any supplier
Thanks Brian
Brian Paddon

Nothing. logically there can't be any supplier!
dominic clancy

Hi Dominic
I thought the later frames had material fixed to the hood and wrapped around the bows as this photo off Barney's site
Brian

Brian Paddon

Brian, a couple of the hood bows are sewn into the hood in a sort of a "tube" of hood material.
This helps locate the hood and keeps it from vibrating too much.
The metal frame is usually just painted.


Sorry but I can't remember which of the bows are sewn in.

Colyn
Colyn Firth

I had my hood specially made to have a pair of flaps along the length of the bow above the back window. These have velcro attached to allow the to form a tube around the bow. This works very well to prevent any drumming, but I have never seen any other top like it.

dominic clancy

The early hoods had sewn in tubes for all three bows but only the front bow was covered in later cars (1600). The centre section of the original later hood was in two pieces and the dividing seam was where the tube was sewn in. Although I haven't seen an original early hood I guess the top was in three pieces to give the tubes for the front two frame bows.

The top of some aftermarket hoods, including the one I had made several years ago only have a single top piece so tubes could not have been sewn in for the front two bows. I suppose there could have been one for the rear third bow but there are two screws anyway which go through the hood and fix it to this bow.

When the car has the hood up and is travelling at speed there is quite a force tending to push up the hood due to it's aerofoil shape and the tubes will restrict this upward movement. In the past I have followed cars having a fabric roof and at only 40-50mph the fabric balloons upwards apparently by as much as 6". This is one good reason when installing a hood to make sure it is pulled really,really tight front to back before being tacked at the front....................Mike

Mike Moore

Clausager says that the hood bows were "covered with fabric". See page 43. He does not say anything about he hoods have pockets for the bows or that the bow covering was in anyway attached to the hood. All the hoods that I have ever removed for replacement were after market, so, I can't say for sure. I found a tan felt material at the fabric store that look like a reasonable match for the book's picture and wrapped my bows. It does cut down the noise when running at speed with the top in place.
Keith Lowman

When I replaced my original hood on my 62 MKII, the hood had integral tubes sewn into the top for the front two bows; the back bow did not have a tube. The new hood from Moss did not have the tubes. Upon replacement, I stretched the top to take out as much slack as possible before affixing. While it does shudder a bit at high speeds, it is not too loud and as I only drive hood up a few times a year, its not an issue; most of the time the hood does not see daylight.
Nick Kopernik

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