Owners Manual
P/18
BODYWORK
Grille
The grille is secured to the shroud at eight points
behind the opening. Two cheese head screws, visible
on the top face
of
the bonnet catch plate, screw into
tapped holes in each central grille supporting pillar.
At
the base
of
the supporting pillars, which are angled
through
90°, there are two nuts and bolts holding the
grille to the front
of
the shroud. Access to these nuts and
bolts can only be gained by removing the front bumper.
Fig. 22. Securing Points of Radiator Grille.
1 and 3 are the side lugs. 2. Uprights to catch plate.
4.
Bottom angles to shroud.
At
each side
of
the grille angled brackets with nuts
and bolts, top and bottom,
fix
the assembly to the shroud.
When the eight securing points are released, and
the steering cross tube removed, the grille can be
man-
ceuvred out from beneath the car.
Front Wings
Before the actual wing dismantling operations can
commence the head and side light cables should be
dis-
connected
at
the snap connectors on the inside
of
the
flitch plates. Then the lamps, complete, must be removed
as
detailed for the Commercial models.
Taking one wing
as
an
example for the removal
sequence, there is one nut and bolt through the front
lower corner
of
the wing, fixing the wing to the shroud.
Next, there are two nuts and bolts holding the wing,
shroud and baffle together. Six more nuts and bolts
hold the wing to the shroud along the top edge. Then
as
described for the shroud removal there are the
five
securing points beneath the rear lower edge
of
the wing
and the setpin into the scuttle bracket, visible when the
door is opened.
Flitch Plate
The securing points holding each flitch plate in
position are clearly shown in Fig.
24.
The three fore-
most points are those set in a vertical line where setpins
secure the flitch plate to the baffle. Immediately behind
these there is a vertical line
of
three nuts and bolts
fixing the plate to the radiator mounting frame.
1
Fig. 23. The Front Wing and Baffles.
1.
Front
edge securing points.
2.
Fixing holes in
top
flange.
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}Wing
underside
to
scuttle fixings.
5.
Rear
baffle to scuttle securing points.
6.
7.
Front
baffle to flitch plate securing points.
At
the top
of
the flitch plate three setpins pass into
caged nuts followed by a single
nut
and bolt.
In
a
diagonal line across the flitch plate there are three nuts
and bolts.
At
the rear lower corner
of
the plate two
nuts and bolts secure the plate to the rear baffle whilst
above the latter points, and accessible within the car,
two nuts and bolts pass through the flitch and scuttle.
Rear Wings
The preliminary operations before separating a rear
wing from the main bodywork are these
:-
Fig. 24. The Flitch Plate.
1.
Shroud securing points. 2
and
3.
Scuttle securing
points.
4.
Radiator frame mounting fixing points.
5.
Front
baffle fixing points.