Hood cover

Now then American chaps pay attention-the hood is the canvas top that covers the passenger compartment (not the engine); the boot cover as you call it is also incorrect ,the boot is the luggage compartment at the rear ((you call it the front of an elephant ),so having cleared that ,my HOOD cover (OR sometimes referred to as tonneau - as in French-small barrel -used to describe a small pony cart) has shrunk and takes like 20 mins of hard graft to fit.If not fitted the folded hood billows up at any speed .Solution -some straps screwed to fixing behind rear seats and Tenax or lift the dot on other end ,no more billowing even at high speed (90 mph but not on public highway of course) see pics. hope this is useful
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I would call that a "bra" strap LoL but my car with top folded down doesn't need it. Don't you use a Boot Cover ?

 

Here in the Republic of Texas,

we call that lifty thingy at the front of the car -- "The Hood".
we call that lifty thing at the very back of the car -- "The Trunk Lid".
we call that lifty thing in the middle, over the engine -- "The..." well, I don't know what to call it! Proper cars only have 2 lifty thingys.


Sid

 

Should I be writing all of this down? Will there be a test later?

 

It's the "fanny pack" that throws me.
Fortunately, the Mondial doesn't have one.

 

What about the lifty thing that goes over your head?

... and the covery thing that covers the cover that covers your head?

 

...... and how about the 'Spider Top' that covers the top, despite the fact that the top is no longer on top - - not covering anything, not even the top of your head??

(Rachel before Speedline Mistral 17" - and lower body paint).

, Hank
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LOL! I have a Coupe! Although, I do have a non-functional "slidy thingy" over my head.

I've just ordered the parts to fix it. Hopefully in the next week or 2, I'll have a functional slidy thingy in the roof.

Which brings up another naming quandary. Is that slidy thingy called a "Sun Roof" or a "Moon Roof"? What's the difference?

Sid

P.S - I have another car with the overhead lifty thingy - my 67 Karmann Ghia vert. On most cars, I'd call it a convertible top. On my KG, I call it a Fing, rube-goldberg, most poorly designed POS - in the history of the world. I've been replacing it for about 6 months (I travel a lot, so I don't get a lot of actual work time in). However, to replace the top on this car, you must have carpentry skills (bows and headers), seamstress skills (lots of sewing), and mechanical/wrenching skills. A local CV top shop quoted me $2500 to replace it. At the time I thought they were insane and just trying to gouge me! Now I know better.

 

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mayter is how you say it anywhoo cause Disney Cars taught me that!

by the way "chaps" is dem things you wear on your legs when ropin' ......unless you hang at chipndales!

oh and we also drive literally on the right side of the road

back to the thread your "thingamabob" looks like suspenders...guess yall have redneck engineering over there too! over here we would just use duct tape and be done with it!


btw im just taking the mickey on you lol.........nice job

 

If you click on his public profile he has a Mondial 348T. Not sure if that is one or two cars?

 

Duct tape now why didnt I think of that

 

My theory is over here in the states we call the back storage compartment the truck for historical reasons. Trunk as in luggage AKA steamer trunk. The large box on the back of three of these vehicles. When vehicles evolved the luggage or storage moved internal but the name stuck.

I always put the tonneau in the sun for a while before installing it, helped the leather to relax.
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The difference between a sun roof and a moon roof is whether the slidy-panel is glass or solid. Moon roof is glass, sun roof only allows light in when open.

 

Yes, the US/Canadian trunk comes from steamer trunk as Dirk described, the boot comes from coachmen sitting on the boot locker where they stored their boots.
The question is - what do we call the front boot or trunk on the Mondi as it is not in the rear of the car but is still for storage....
Cheers (in British fashion),
Greg

 

Our beloved Mondials have raised the bar as regards boots, trunks and storage space.

As for my Rachel ......... she has a front boot, a rear boot, an engine compartment and a passenger compartment. And just for fun, I've even started calling the passenger compartment, "the tub".

And "steamer trunks" make wonderful coffee tables.

Cheers, mates - - - -

 

Yo Dirk,

That black Vicky is beautiful !!!!

Cheers,

Hank

 

It's quite a hot rod too. A bunch of period go fast goodies in the engine bay. A sight to behold. I'm a fan of hot rod flat heads.

 

Me too !!! I want to do a 41 business coupe with a Joe Abbin blown 8BA, A/C and Tremec 5 speed.

Cheers,

Hank