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Well, good news.  I brought the car down today and he thinks it will be pretty easy to fix the hood!  

He also listened to the car for 10 seconds and said the head is loose on the #1 or #3 cylinder.  He pulled the engine this afternoon and found 2 two head bolts broken.   He going to pull both heads off, check the other studs and replace them with the standard studs if all the other look good or use all new chromoly studs.   He also going to fix a few oil leaks too so it should be leak free for a day or two!  

So far, so good!!

Key words “if the latch is working properly”.   I will check it once the hood is fixed to check that it is fully engaged.  

Here is a pic of the snapped head bolt.  He also found a crack between the valves on both heads.  He going to check the depth and see if it goes through to the intake port, if not, then he will weld it up, otherwise I will have two nice paper weights.

If I need new heads, any recommendations? It is a CB performance 2165 motor.    

Thanks Alan!

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I'll save you a phone call to Henry.  When I had the car he said

"No too much in the file, This tube chassis Roadster was sold as a coach but completed by Intermeccania with customer supplied engine & trans.  I remember big motor maybe 2180cc or ? with Porsche 911 style fan shroud.  If I remember right seemed like very short gears to me. 
 
Delivered July 1999
Sapphire Silver
Gray leather
Gray Stayfast top
Full tonneau in gray Stayfast
Square Weave carpet, silver blue
Low bumper guards
Courtesy lights
Radio pod with customer supplied radio
Auto antenna
Heated seats
Power windows
Dual cigar lighters
 
That is about all, it has been gone from this are for a long time."

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