Tracy,
Was the welder able to get a good bead on the "backside" (inside) of the
plate (closest to the engine bay)?
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>
To: "Ron Fine Esq." <ronfineesq@earthlink.net>
Cc: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: Replacing Shock Mounting Plate
> Ron,
>
> Sorry to delay but here are the pics of my shock tower replacement. I
> did one side a year ago and this winter
> did the whole shooting match. this stood up to some pretty agressive
> driving up in Tahoe a few weeks back.
> Hope the pics help.
>
> http://www.wavewired.net/~tracy/suspension/suspension.htm
>
> Tracy
>
> Ron Fine Esq. wrote:
>
> >I need to replace the left front shock mounting plate on my BN7 (this weekend
> >hopefully). There was a very bad repair job many years ago which I
>discovered
> >when I tried to replace the shock recently. The existing plate is a mess and
> >I have a new plate ready to weld on. I will be doing the R&R myself but I
> >would like to get any helpful hints on aligning the new plate. The right
> >plate is in good shape so I can use it for a guide. I have Norm Nock's "Tech
> >Talk" which has a simple diagram on page 167. The usual diagrams in the shop
> >manuals are hard to read even after blowing them up on my copy machine. Does
> >anyone have any helpful hints or advise (other than "take it to a
> >professional")?
> >Thanks in advance.
> >Ron Fine
> >61BN7
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