Hanging a 'long' bonnet on the wall

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32FlatSix
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Hanging a 'long' bonnet on the wall

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Does anyone have any recommendations for how to securely hang a long bonnet onto a garage wall ? I assume use the hinge bracket threaded fixings for one part, but what design from there-on?

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I put two long screws into some chunky Rawl plugs and put the head through the holes. Reminds me I must sort the number out!Image
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Re: Hanging a 'long' bonnet on the wall

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Looks great, I presume you mean the holes in between the weld nuts (or are they threaded bosses).
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Hi, yes the screw head sit in the holes between the weld nuts Image
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Not done it myself, but L hooks are likely a good choice along with Fischer plugs - all available on Amazon
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Re: Hanging a 'long' bonnet on the wall

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Best practice with anything heavy like that is to have a safety chain in addition to what's actually holding it, just in case the main mechanism unexpectedly fails.

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