The lip of the bonnet generally needs to be sanded a little to allow the bonnet to sit flush, however, don't forget to check each time with the bonnet rubber added. Once you have this flush you can attach the hinge bolt brackets and set the gaps to where you would like them.
The bonnet latches require a little time to fit as the AK manual says fit them approx 10" either side of the centre line, fitting one side then making a temple to transfer it to the other side. There is a bulged part of the bonnet that its supposed to go through underneath and I found it was easiest to drill through a small pilot hole from underneath.
Following this I used a 20mm hole cutter and the dremel to open up the hole. M4 x 40mm countersunk bolts were used to attach the latch handles.
You need to make two stainless steel brackets for the locating plates to attach to. It not great that these need to stick out further than the bonnet lip but I suppose it is what it is. One problem I have yet to solve is that the bracket has a little too much flexibility in it so I'll need to find a way to secure it a little better.
And here it looks from the outside - its really getting there now.
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