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Flat Hood Conversion 200

posted by  don hodgdon on  Tue Jan 28 02:04 CST 2003
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Has anyone here done a flat hood conversion of their 240? I've searched the archives both here and at Turbo Bricks and found some useful information, but I have some questions. I have an '81 242t and really like the look of the '83 Group A Turbo and would like to do something along those lines. As far as I can tell, all I'd really have to change is the hood and grill and keep my quad headlight setup.

Do the bumpers from the later 240s fit the early cars with Commando bumpers? Do they just bolt on or is there any fabrication involved?

Are all flat hoods created equal? Can I use any of the '75 through '80 hoods? I haven't noticed any difference in the photos I have, but details can be difficult to see, especially in web based photos.

And finally...where would one find the grill used on the Group A cars? Was it used on any other car? With less than 500 of the cars built, I can't imagine that there are many in circulation, yet Dave Barton seems to have one on each of his cars and I've seen a few others in photos.
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don hodgdon '89 740ti, '81 240t, '71 D-35








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    Thanks all! 200

    posted by  don hodgdon on  Tue Jan 28 13:35 CST 2003
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    Thanks to all that responded, it gives me lots to consider.

    If any of our Aussie board members could help me locate a grill it would be appreciated.



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    Flat Hood Conversion 200

    posted by  budweiser_man on  Tue Jan 28 08:55 CST 2003
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    I have a 81 245 that I did the flat hood conversion on. I took the hood off of a 79 242. all the hoods are the same except for where the windshield washers are. on the 79 there are two and on 75 there is only 1 in the center. I took a grill of of that 79 flat hood and cut the sides and it looks identical to a group A grill. I do have pics of it and it came out good.

    matt
    81 245 turbo wantobe
    75 164e for sale








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    Flat Hood Conversion 200

    posted by  Aussie 74 144 on  Tue Jan 28 03:08 CST 2003
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    Hi Don

    The late model bumper fit straight on just get all the parts of the latter model car here is a link about this wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/~amh110/bumper_spoiler.htm

    As for the US flathood grill. These grill in Australia are fitted to the 79/80 240 series cars apart from the 244/254 dl and the 242 gt so they are fairly common in OZ

    George

    Cars I own

    Restoration project
    Personal import 1974 144gl B20a M40
    1975 264gl B27e with Cr M51 5speed getreg box

    Everyday car
    1986 760GLE B28f/AW71

    Cars I have owned
    1982 244GL B23e/M45








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    Flat Hood Conversion 200

    posted by  daveshan on  Tue Jan 28 02:24 CST 2003
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    Don
    The hood is a direct bolt on and any flat hood will work, the grill needs to be changed. I cut down a grill off an earlier DL with a flat hood to fit the 4 lamp system, the how to is on the site.

    If you want the proper grill you can get them from the dealer $$$$$ or have one shipped from a country where the flat hood was used with the euro style lamps, I've seen some on ebay from Down Under as well as the other side of the pond. You can find the grills in U-Pulls, I've got one on the shelf I'm saving for my next project but they are rare.

    I've heard the bumpers are switchable, someone who has experience will no doubt help with that.
    Dave Shannon
    Spring Valley, California (San Diego area)
    '84-245 200K+
    '85-244Ti 200K+
    '86-740 230K+
    '88-240 180K+
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      Flat Hood Conversion 200

      posted by  Jessie on  Tue Jan 28 03:33 CST 2003
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      I was just looking at your spedometer repair. You can glue/repair that gear without taking the whole spedometer apart. It just pulls off from the side. Less risk of busting the needle or sproinging the helical spring (don't ask me how I know this can happen). Another thing you can do to help prevent the gear from cracking is to put C springs around it, similar to what you see on some knobs to reinforce it. I made some out of a paper clip and put one on either side of the gear over the crack. Actually I did not even use glue. The spring tension creates enough friction on the shaft. I have a pic but it is too big to post to the board.







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