Stevegtv6
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1970 BONNET PINS
Hi I have just purchased a Feb 1970 Capri GT V6 and belive that these came from the factory with bonnet pins fitted but have seen bonnets with no pins or twist locks at all. I am looking to restore back to original. Mine has pins in it like on the xw gt's.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/23 23:26:18
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Steve, the V6 GTs used pins in 1970 and early 1971 and then changed to the XY twist locks through to the end of the series in November, 1972. The 1969 1600GTs only had the pins, whilst I believe that the XL and Deluxe models didn't use pins or twist locks at all! Cheers, Terry
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/23 23:55:31
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I believe you could order the car without them. I've seen a few original GTs that never had pins or twist latches fitted. If the placement of yours are the same as this car, they may well be original. .jpg) The profile of the top of the pin should be like the picture below:  The ones Rare Spares sell for GT Falcons have more of a flat taper to a point, and they don't match what I've seen on original Capris.
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Stevegtv6
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/24 05:45:02
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Thanks guys that helps alot mine do look to be original and explains why I have seen v6gt's with out them at all.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/24 22:51:40
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Hi Steve
congrats on your recent acquisition !
Why not post a bunch of close-ups so we can admire the car we love's sibblings !
"GOOD BETTER BEST: NEVER LET IT REST: UNTIL YOUR GOOD IS BETTER, AND YOUR BETTER, BEST" ( Furphy WW1 HORSE-DRAWN water-tank end-plates)
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 07:25:07
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Hi Guys, here's a couple of photos I took the other night. The original colour is hot orange. Shes a bit rough they had started to strip the car a couple of years back and left it bare so it has light surface rust, should clean up sweet. The dint in the front is from a roo, my beater is confident it will pull out. No other rust anywhere. Steve
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 07:39:07
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Nice one Steve. I haven't yet seen a Hot Orange capri in the flesh but would like to (none that I know of in the QLD club). That colour seemed to be the hero colour when Ford launched the V6 in 1970 and Wheels magazine performed their tests.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 07:52:54
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I will be looking to join a club and will be happy to show round a bit when finished.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 10:34:35
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So great to see another rare beast soon to join its other sibblings.............keep on it, even if you spend 60 minutes on it every day, so you don't lose interest, as you've got a fair bit of work in front of you !
Aren't we lucky not to have a modern car boring colour which is mostly WHITE, GREY, SILVER, or OFF-WHITE ?
.........another reason of many, why I fell in love with my 1972 D port GTV6 in "Wild Plum" !
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 11:14:58
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Yes it is beevee. I didn't realise how rare this colour is till I did a bit of searching and not much comes up.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 13:00:12
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Nice project. If you want original just double check the paint code on the compliance plate. The front of the bonnet black looks too rounded so its probably been resprayed (correct shape on green one above), and if that is the case it may have had a colour change at some point. Best of luck with the build.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 13:16:14
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Steve here's what the 1970 V6/GT should look like as per an original 1970 2-page brochure.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 13:38:59
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Thanks it has been resparyed bit of a home job by the look. The paint code is J which I believe is Hot Orange. For same reason he changed the colour. It currently is more red than the original colour.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 15:49:40
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Yep J is hot orange. The manual has L1106 EH on the description line, maybe it will help with getting the correct mix made up.
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Re: 1970 BONNET PINS
2014/09/25 15:54:32
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