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Re: Replacing Shock Mounting Plate

To: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>
Subject: Re: Replacing Shock Mounting Plate
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 08:17:42 -0700
Last question, I promise ;)

TIG or torch?


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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