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updraught · 12-10-2018, 07:32 AM

>>SCUTTLE, the WING, the BOOT, the HOOD

I'd say cowl, the mudguard, the boot and the hood. Sort of half and half ...

Definition of "scuttle" on the web.
"The scuttle panel is most usually the part between windscreen and bonnet, where the windscreen wipers are mounted - in roadsters, the top panel of the dashboard can also have the same name...

The panel between the engine compartment and passenger compartment (the vertical panel) is the bulkhead.

It's origin in this sense is said to be linked to the "scuttles" on board sailing ships, which were hatches cut in the deck and covered with a "lid" - some say the root is the Old French word "escoutille", which is the origin of "scuttling" a ship - you opened all the hatches, letting the sea in and sinking the ship..."

12-10-2018, 07:32 AM	#13
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 1,971	Re: Rear Axle removal to inspect gears >>SCUTTLE, the WING, the BOOT, the HOOD I'd say cowl, the mudguard, the boot and the hood. Sort of half and half ... Definition of "scuttle" on the web. "The scuttle panel is most usually the part between windscreen and bonnet, where the windscreen wipers are mounted - in roadsters, the top panel of the dashboard can also have the same name... The panel between the engine compartment and passenger compartment (the vertical panel) is the bulkhead. It's origin in this sense is said to be linked to the "scuttles" on board sailing ships, which were hatches cut in the deck and covered with a "lid" - some say the root is the Old French word "escoutille", which is the origin of "scuttling" a ship - you opened all the hatches, letting the sea in and sinking the ship..."