ALC 68A
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The Series 3 GT and Series IV GT up to B9404728 were fitted with a black padded cloth noise insulation quilt (part #2223898) inside the bonnet, held in place by a wire grid (#2223890) secured to the bonnet by six clips (#9130077) wedged in the gap between the frame and the underneath of the bonnet skin panel. The grid has a large cut out in it to fit around the batwing air filter assembly fitted on early S3s with the Zenith carbs and the quilt also has a cut out for the same purpose.
Not many GTs, in the UK at least, seem to retain these fittings and the one that should have been on my S3 was missing. I have found a tatty bonnet from a IV GT, complete with the grid and quilt, but the grid is rusty and the quilt stained. Unfortunately, the clips are tightly fitted and also very brittle with rust and the first two I tried to remove immediately snapped in half. I don't want to risk breaking any more, so before going any further, I wondered if anybody on this site has some spare clips that they would be prepared to sell me and mail to the UK please?
As I said, the quilt is badly rust stained and is unusable anyway, because it was from a IV GT and the cut out for the air filter is a smaller one intended to fit around the Solex filter rather than the bigger Zenith one on my car. Could anyone suggest a heat resistant black cloth that would be suitable to have a replica made and also what the padding ought to be? Many thanks.
Steve
Not many GTs, in the UK at least, seem to retain these fittings and the one that should have been on my S3 was missing. I have found a tatty bonnet from a IV GT, complete with the grid and quilt, but the grid is rusty and the quilt stained. Unfortunately, the clips are tightly fitted and also very brittle with rust and the first two I tried to remove immediately snapped in half. I don't want to risk breaking any more, so before going any further, I wondered if anybody on this site has some spare clips that they would be prepared to sell me and mail to the UK please?
As I said, the quilt is badly rust stained and is unusable anyway, because it was from a IV GT and the cut out for the air filter is a smaller one intended to fit around the Solex filter rather than the bigger Zenith one on my car. Could anyone suggest a heat resistant black cloth that would be suitable to have a replica made and also what the padding ought to be? Many thanks.
Steve