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I suspect it`ll probably be in the region of " If you have to ask you cant afford it!" Stuart.

Direct link http://clearplex.co.uk/ Stuart.

If you dont have the raised section then you definitely have a TR4 bonnet which has the different flat topped support rubbers at the rear corners, The raised sections with the plunged centres were introduced to stop the bonnet moving around which is what youve been encountering.. There is no gasket between the hinges and the bonnet frame. Stuart.

When you say clutch "Nearly" all the way up what happens with it all the way up? Stuart.

Drastic and unusual but it is possible to lose final drive with a broken O/D clutch. Stuart.

Have you got an overdrive box? Stuart.

Presumably similar to those film covers that you get on new phones or anything else with a glass screen to protect in transit. I would have thought with any amount of dust in the air the first time it rained and you used the wipers the scratches would negate any advantage there may be in using it. Stuart.

Just be very careful if you concentrate too much on one place as it can cause "Lensing" whereby that area becomes like a magnify glass which distorts your view. Stuart.

The stresses on the neck mostly are due to more basic things like people leaning on the neck when doing simple maintenance under the bonnet Stuart.

Difficult if it still drains behind the wing. Stuart.

Its probably the plenum corner rotted out or the drain tube displaced. Look up under the dash at where the air vent joins the plenum. Stuart.

Having been driven round the full Nuremberg ring by a BMW test driver in at that time a factory one off twin turbo 635 at full chat clocking over 300kph through the speed trap I can safely say it was good to be able to say Ive had that experience but F*ck me it was a bit white knuckle. Stuart.

It can depend on how the body is fitted (Amount of shims) as to whether it will touch or not , my overflow pipe just rubs on the front cross re-enforcer on my car because its a water pipe to the header tank unlike a thin overflow pipe, not enough to worry about but theres a definite rub mark. Stuart.

To maintain the classic look Stuart

Back in the Seventies I had a MK4 Zodiac that had come out of a car auction, It had obviously been stolen/recovered as it didnt have an ignition key or even the switch instead it had an on/off switch on the dash and a push button starter, I used to leave that all over the place unlocked and no one ever bothered to steal it, moral is drive something no one wants then its never going to get stolen. Stuart.

Well summed up by Mick, with all the traction control etc left on then you do have to be really silly to lose the lesser models of Porsche. Back in the Seventies one of my friends had a Lotus Elan and that definitely did handle like it was on rails, however like he said if it ever did break away it was way to late to do anything about it. Stuart.

You could talk to all the usual suspects (TR Shop/TR Bitz/TR trader/Revingtons/TR Enterprises) to see if they have a good original one, maybe as expensive as a new one but if thats what you want then probably the best solution. Stuart.

Not one of yours but I wouldnt be without mine. Stuart.

Doubt it as its from Australia. Ive had that picture on file from long before that. Stuart.

No its not its from Australia Stuart.

What you want is this. Stuart.

Yes whatever you do dont take your foot off in a corner with a Porsche as they will just swap ends and throw you into the scenery. Stuart.

Tried it and its close but no cigar Im afraid Richard Crewe Read had a grille done and other parts and it looked OK but obviously not the same shine. Stuart.

Only problem with polishing is you go through the anodising so to maintain the look you do need to keep polishing though a thin coat of a good all weather lacquer might work. Stuart.

Did you Bondarust first? if not then I wouldnt leave it too long in that etch with the amount of damp round these days. Stuart.